The total production value of Hubei province in 2006 reached 749.7 billion yuan, with an increase of 12.1 percent from last year, the highest growth rate since 1998.

The total added values of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries were 114.041 billion yuan, 336.363 billion yuan, and 299.3 billion yuan, respectively, and up by 12.1 percent, 15.9 percent, and 11 percent, respectively, over last year.

The industry structure was 16.6:43.1:40.3 in 2005. It was adjusted to 15.2:44.9:9.9 in 2006.

The total production value of Hubei province in 2007 reached 915 billion yuan, up 14.5 percent from last year, the highest growth rate since 1979.

The total added values of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries were 142.28 billion yuan, 409.419 billion yuan, and 363.3 billion yuan, respectively, and up by 4.7 percent, 17.3 percent, and 15.2 percent, respectively, over last year.

In 2008, economic output increased by over 13 percent to over 1 trillion yuan. By then, 11 provinces in china had joined the “1 trillion yuan GDP club.”

According to figures from the Statistics Bureau of Hubei province, the provincial gross product reached 1.28 trillion yuan in 2009. In terms of comparable prices, it grew by 13.2 percent from last year, 4.5 percentage points higher than the national growth rate.