Lishui's economy remained generally stable in the first five months of 2026, with added value of industrial enterprises above designated size rising 10.6 percent year-on-year.

New growth drivers continued to gain momentum. The core digital economy manufacturing and equipment manufacturing sectors posted increases of 15.5 percent and 13.8 percent, respectively, contributing 0.9 and 5.0 percentage points to overall industrial growth. In May alone, industrial added value grew 9.6 percent.

Total retail sales of consumer goods reached 41 billion yuan ($6.04 billion), up 0.8 percent, while online consumption stayed robust, with retail sales via public networks by above-designated units hitting 3.93 billion yuan, a surge of 24.4 percent.

Fixed-asset investment declined 6.6 percent, or by 1.0 percent excluding real estate development. Manufacturing investment, however, rose 4.5 percent, raising its share to 21.9 percent, while real estate investment fell 21.2 percent.

Foreign trade remained resilient. Total goods imports and exports stood at 18.69 billion yuan, unchanged from a year earlier, with exports growing 8.1 percent to 17.33 billion yuan.

Private enterprises generated 16.89 billion yuan in exports, up 10.0 percent. They accounted for 97.5 percent of the city’s total exports and contributed 9.5 percentage points to overall export growth.

Among key items, mechanical and electrical products jumped 208. percent, steel jumped 28.9 percent, and auto parts exports jumped 52.5 percent.

In May, the consumer price index (CPI) in urban areas rose 1.9 percent year-on-year — 0.3 percentage points higher than the previous month. From January to May, the CPI increased by 1.0 percent.