In 2011, imports and exports in Hubei totaled $ 33.52 billion, showing an increase of 29.1 percent from last year. This is higher than the national average increase of 6.6 percent, ranking first in the Central.
Hubei, the birthplace of modern industry in China, is one of the important old industrial bases and one of the three largest steel bases in our country.
Hubei Province is situated at the central China and the middle reaches of the Changjiang River. Provided with rich agricultural resources, it is an important production base for primary products in China.
As to the environmental protection system, project equipments and products developing, it has a set of world-advanced and nationally leading achievements.
The service industry of Hubei Province achieved an annual growth of added value of 11.1%, which is 0.9% higher than the GDP growth rate of the same period.
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