What is the economy like in Foshan, Guangdong?

Foshan's economy is quite good, ranking 18 in the country.

I. One of the manufacturing bases in the world

(A) an important base of manufacturing industry

Foshan is currently one of the largest manufacturing bases in China and even the world, with the output of household appliances accounting for 15% of the whole country and the output of microwave ovens ranking first in the whole country. The annual output of cameras reaches150,000 sets, accounting for 654.38+05% of the global output; The annual output of building ceramics is 65.438+0.5 billion square meters, accounting for 32% of the national total output; Aluminum alloy and stainless steel building materials account for 40% of the country.

With the rapid development of traditional industries, Foshan's high-tech industries are also growing rapidly. High-tech industrial clusters led by electronic information, digital optics, environmental protection appliances, bioengineering, new materials and other industries have initially taken shape.

(2) Development direction of auto parts and high-tech industries

According to Foshan's regional advantages and industrial characteristics, Foshan focuses on introducing and developing auto parts, equipment manufacturing, electronic information, new materials, biomedicine and other industries, and introducing foreign partners to promote pillar industries such as household appliances, ceramic building materials, textiles and clothing, machinery manufacturing, plastic hardware, food and beverage, and metal materials.

Especially in the auto parts industry, the development prospect is broad. Toyota, Nissan and Honda have settled in Guangzhou. It is estimated that the annual output of automobiles will reach 1 10,000 vehicles in the next few years. Foshan is close to Guangzhou, with convenient transportation, and it is 1 hour drive from Guangzhou's three major vehicle production bases. It is the first choice for investment in auto parts industry. With its unique geographical location, solid industrial base and low investment cost, Foshan has attracted a number of Japanese professional auto parts enterprises to invest in auto parts enterprises in Foshan, such as Toyota Tsusho, Toyota Seiki, Aisin Seiki, Yang Guang Liuhe, Aisan, Honda Haces, Japan Brake and Toyotomi.

Second, the focus of international investment.

(A) the investment and development of multinational companies in Foshan

International investors have always attached importance to choosing competitive places to invest, and Foshan is one of the high-density areas for foreign investment. There are more than 7,000 foreign-invested enterprises in Foshan, with foreign investment exceeding US$ 6,543.8+RMB 06.5 billion. Foreign investment in Foshan has achieved good returns.

Among the world's top 500 enterprises, DuPont, Tyco, Kohler, Nortel, Siemens, Bosch, Krupp, Hearst, Arcelor, Total, Dutch Shell, Toyota, Aisin Seiki, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sanyo, Sumitomo, Honda, Itochu, Japan, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Corporation, Samsung, Posco and South Korea. There are also a large number of world-renowned enterprises such as French Thomson, Swedish Tetra Pak, Italian piaggio, American Yalai, Mattel, PGI, Japanese Teijin, Longteng, Yang Guang Liuhe, Ai Hetao, Otsuka, Taiwan Province pryor, Shen Da and Hong Kong Esquel to invest in Foshan.

Companies such as French Thomson, German OSRAM, Japanese Longteng and Taiwan Province Prior have successively set up product technology research and development centers in Foshan.

(2) The annual import and export scale exceeds $30 billion.

The increasing number of foreign-invested enterprises in Foshan has effectively promoted the development of international trade. In 2006, the contracted utilization of foreign capital in the whole city was US$ 65.438+77 billion, an increase of 65.438+0.46%; The actual utilization of foreign capital was $65,438+010.40 billion, an increase of 22.44%; The total import and export value was US$ 30.98 billion, up by 20.4%, of which the total export value was US$ 2165438+400 million, up by 23.7%.

Third, a superior investment environment.

(A) unique geographical location

Foshan and Guangzhou, the political, economic and cultural centers of southern China, are located in the middle of the Pearl River Delta. Guangzhou and Foshan form a prosperous Guangfo metropolitan area.

Guangzhou and Foshan are geographically connected, and the infrastructure is connected. A modern three-dimensional transportation network extending in all directions is also built with the same structure. Foshan city is 1 hour drive from Guangzhou's three major transportation hubs (Guangzhou New Baiyun Airport, Guangzhou Nansha Port and Guangzhou Railway Station). Among them, Guangzhou New Baiyun Airport is the most modern large-scale international airport in China, with daily flights to and from Japan, the United States, Europe and other parts of the world. There is a expressway connection from Foshan to Guangzhou International Airport, which takes only 35 minutes by car. Nansha Port is the largest freight seaport and logistics center in South China, and more than 50 large deepwater berths will be built. Shunde District of Foshan City is adjacent to Nansha Port, which takes only 30 minutes by car. The first batch of intercity rail transit projects in China, Guangfo Metro, has started construction. It is estimated that after 20 10 is completed and opened to traffic, it will only take 40 minutes from Guangzhou to Foshan.

(b) A solid industrial base

Foshan has a solid industrial base. In 2006, the total industrial output value reached 707.08 billion yuan, an increase of 23.4%. Foshan has formed a development pattern with ten leading industries as the main body, such as household appliances, optical, mechanical and electrical integration, electronic information and equipment manufacturing, ceramics and other building materials, textiles and clothing, metal material processing and products, plastic products, fine chemicals and medicine, food and beverage, and household products manufacturing. Foshan's industrial system is perfect. Around leading industries and scale backbone enterprises, a large number of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises have gathered, forming a large number of upstream and downstream cluster industries with strong supporting capabilities.

At the same time, Foshan is the main production and trade base of steel, aluminum alloy and plastic products in China, which can ensure the supply of raw materials for production at a lower cost.

(3) huge market demand

Foshan has a prosperous business and developed logistics. The markets of ceramics, stainless steel, children's wear and knitting in Chancheng District, cloth, motorcycles, nonferrous metals and underwear in Nanhai District, and furniture, woodworking machinery, flowers, plastics and steel products in Shunde District all occupy an important position in the country. Through these specialized markets, Foshan's superior products spread to the whole Pearl River Delta and even the whole country.

In addition, Foshan Ceramic Expo, Shunde Furniture Expo, Flower Expo, Home Appliances Expo and other professional fairs represent the highest level of the same industry in China.

Guangdong Province, where Foshan is located, has signed the "Pan-Pearl River Delta 9+2 Agreement" with eight mainland provinces and Hong Kong and Macao, which provides a broader development space for product sales.