? These two cities are located in western Guangdong, both of which belong to the level of GDP of about 3 billion, and their economies are similar. The two brothers are often compared, so which is stronger or weaker?

Zhanjiang is located at the intersection of Guangdong, Qiong and Guangxi provinces (regions). It is the sub-central city of Guangdong province, the central city of western Guangdong and Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration, and the first batch of "One Belt, One Road" maritime cooperation fulcrum cities. Zhanjiang's strategic location is the main seaport for the southwestern provinces of China to go abroad, and it is also the shortest important port for Chinese mainland to go to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania. As of 219, Zhanjiang has four municipal districts, two counties and three county-level cities under its jurisdiction. The municipal government is located in Chikan District, with a permanent population of 7.36 million.

? Maoming City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, is a relatively developed city in agricultural economy in Guangdong Province. The "three high agriculture" is booming. Litchi, bananas, longan and other "Lingnan good fruits" are well-known at home and abroad. It is a fruit production base in China and a well-known aquaculture. It is also the "Tilapia Capital of China". Maoming is a city with strong economic strength in the eastern and western regions of Guangdong. At the same time, Maoming is the largest petrochemical base in southern China, an important petrochemical production and export base in southern China and an energy base in Guangdong Province. By 219, the resident population of Maoming was 6.41 million.

1. Gross output value

? In terms of GDP, Zhanjiang achieved a GDP of 36.472 billion yuan in 219, an increase of 4.%, and the per capita GDP was 41,72 yuan. Maoming achieved a GDP of 325.234 billion yuan in 219, an increase of 4.3% over the previous year. Per capita GDP is 51,119 yuan. Maoming's performance is slightly better than Zhanjiang's in terms of per capita and total growth rate.

Second, investment in fixed assets

Investing in this piece of Maoming's fixed assets investment grew negatively in 219. Maoming's annual investment in fixed assets decreased by 7.1% compared with the previous year. In terms of industries, the investment in the primary industry decreased by 45.9% over the previous year; Investment in the secondary industry fell by 6.4%; Investment in the tertiary industry fell by 6.%.

? In Zhanjiang's investment in fixed assets, the investment in primary industry decreased by 54.2% compared with the previous year; Investment in the secondary industry fell by 4.5%; Investment in the tertiary industry increased by .3%. Annual investment in fixed assets decreased by 2.3% compared with the previous year. Through comparison, we can find that Zhanjiang's investment attraction is relatively low, and its stamina is relatively more sufficient, while Maoming, the primary industry, has performed even better.

? Iii. domestic trade consumption

in p>219, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in Maoming city was 166.736 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2% over the previous year. Geographically, the retail sales of urban consumer goods was 118.433 billion yuan, an increase of 8.%; The retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 48.33 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%. In terms of industries, the retail sales of commodities was 152.676 billion yuan, an increase of 8.3%; The catering revenue was 14.6 billion yuan, up by 6.9%.

the total retail sales of social consumer goods in Zhanjiang city was 183.95 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year. According to the business location, the retail sales of urban consumer goods was 148.92 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1%; The retail sales of rural consumer goods reached 35.3 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5%. By consumption type, the retail sales of commodities reached 163.23 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5%; The catering revenue was 2.72 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4%.

in terms of consumption, the total consumption of Zhanjiang is higher than that of Maoming, and the consumption growth rate is relatively high, but the gap between urban and rural consumption is relatively large, and Maoming will be relatively balanced. In addition, the population of Zhanjiang is more than that of Maoming, so the consumption potential of Zhanjiang is relatively stronger.

fourth, foreign economy?

the total import and export volume of Maoming was 19.64 billion yuan, an increase of 29.4% over the previous year. Among them, the export was 17.6 billion yuan, up by 34.%; Imports reached 2.58 billion yuan, up by 5.7%. The difference between import and export (export minus import) was 14.48 billion yuan, up by 4.7% over the previous year.

37 new foreign direct investment projects were signed in the whole year, down by 91.4% over the previous year; The contracted foreign investment amounted to 487 million yuan, down 79.4%. The amount of foreign capital actually utilized was 173 million yuan, up by 5.7%. Zhanjiang's total foreign trade import and export volume was 41.384 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% over the previous year. Among them, the total export value was 2.938 billion yuan, up by 2.2%; The total import value was 2.446 billion yuan, up by 18.6%.

in terms of trade mode, the general trade export was 16.539 billion yuan, down by 3.3%, accounting for 79% of the city's total foreign trade export value; The export of processing trade was 2.19 billion yuan, up by 7.4%.

2 foreign capital utilization projects were signed in the whole year, down by 86.5% over the previous year; The contracted foreign investment amounted to 763.39 million US dollars, down by 8.3%; The amount of foreign capital actually utilized was US$ 235.77 million, up by 238%.

from the perspective of foreign economy, Zhanjiang has a relatively strong foundation, and its import and export trade volume is much higher than that of Maoming. In addition, the Hainan Free Trade Port, which will be built soon, has even greater potential in foreign trade. However, in terms of growth rate, Maoming is catching up with a high-speed state. At present, Zhanjiang has an advantage.

? Comparing the situation of the two cities in terms of GDP, investment, consumption and import and export, the gap between the two cities is not big on the whole, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Maoming has an advantage in the primary industry and county economic balance, while Zhanjiang has an advantage in investment, foreign trade and secondary and tertiary industries. Generally speaking, Zhanjiang may be slightly dominant at present.