Since the reform and opening up, Baoding has made great progress in various economic and social undertakings and the people's living standards have improved rapidly. At present, an industrial production system focusing on automobile manufacturing, electromechanical, textile, food, building materials and information products has been formed. Focus on developing industrial bases such as fur and leather, stone carving, Chinese herbal medicines, peppers and strawberries. At the same time, the city's infrastructure conditions such as energy, transportation and communication have improved significantly, science and technology, education and other social undertakings have developed in an all-round way, and the degree of social civilization has been continuously improved. In 2005, the city's GDP was 1089 1 100 million yuan, an increase of14%; The investment in fixed assets of the whole society was 56,065.438 billion yuan, an increase of 65.438+09.4%; Fiscal revenue1010.2 billion yuan, an increase of171%; The added value of the integrated industry was 25.04 billion yuan, and the profits and taxes were 865.438+0.4 billion yuan, up by 26.6% and 29.9% respectively. Foreign exchange earned by export was $65,438 +0 1 billion, an increase of 45.5%; The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 8,677.5 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 3,470.5 yuan, increasing by 1 1.2% and 7% respectively.

Baoding has a good industrial foundation. As early as the early days of the People's Republic of China, there were 8 key construction projects in Baoding. After years of construction, there are now more than 1 100 industrial enterprises with sales income of more than 5 million yuan, forming an industrial system with automobile manufacturing as the pillar industry, electromechanical, textile, food, building materials and information product manufacturing as five dominant industries, with more than 3,000 products and more than 260 export products.

In recent years, seizing the opportunity of automobile development, the prototype of "North China Light Automobile City" has been highlighted. Vehicle manufacturers 12, 93 parts manufacturers. In 2005, the city's annual automobile production capacity reached 400,000 vehicles. Vehicle companies represented by Great Wall, ZTE and Hebei Changan produce and sell 2 100 vehicles and export 3 100 vehicles, ranking first in the export volume of similar vehicles in China. The sales revenue of the automobile industry is 654.38+0.5 billion yuan, and the profits and taxes are 654.38+0.75 billion yuan. Great Wall Motor is the first private enterprise listed on H shares in Hongkong, with an annual production capacity of 6,543,800+4,000 vehicles, and Great Wall Group ranks among the top 500 in China. A number of auto parts companies such as Great Wall Engine, Sail Battery, Lizhong Hub and Zhuozhou Lingyun also occupy a considerable market share.

A number of key enterprises occupy a decisive position in the whole country and the whole province, and a number of fist products have emerged. China Le Kai Film Group is a modern enterprise with the largest scale, the strongest technology, the largest variety of products and the widest market coverage in China's image information recording industry. Leading products such as color film and color paper account for more than 30% of the domestic market, ranking first in the country; Tianwei Group is the only manufacturer of one million main transformers in China, and its manufacturing capacity of EHV power transmission and transformation equipment ranks first in China, winning the bid for power transmission and transformation equipment of the Three Gorges Project. Tianwei Yingli solar photovoltaic technology occupies a leading position in the world, and "Innovative China" is on the list; Yimian Group is a comprehensive large-scale enterprise integrating spinning, weaving and clothing, and the foreign brand aviation clothing developed and produced has been selected by Air China. Juli Group's sling production scale ranks first in Asia and second in the world; Lihua Group is the largest top hat manufacturer in China, and its annual export volume ranks first in the world. In addition, Li San wool and Huaxia adhesive tape enjoy a high reputation in domestic and foreign markets.

Baoding is gradually becoming an industrial production base and export base with advanced technology, reasonable structure and high extroversion.