In 2017, the growth rates of Shantou＇s four major economic indicators ranked first in Guangdong Province: the growth rate of GDP was 9.2％, ranked first in Guangdong Province; the growth rate of investment was 27.0％, ranked first in Guangdong Province; the growth rate of social retail was 11.1％, ranked first in Guangdong Province; and the growth rate of service trades was 10.4％, ranked first in Guangdong Province.

As the economic data are released, Shantou＇s economic growth is in the foremost rank, which is encouraging: Last year, Shantou＇s GDP reached RMB 235.076 billion, its economic scale continued to expand, and the ranking of its economic aggregate advanced for two consecutive years; its GDP growth rate increased quarter over quarter, ranked first in Guangdong Province, respectively 2.3％ and 1.7％ higher than those of China and Guangdong Province. At the same time, the growth of other major economic indicators maintained a strong momentum, staying in the foremost rank. Shantou＇s economy has taken a solid step in the development of high-quality. In the new round of development in Guangdong, Shantou showed a bright achievement report and its new advantages of "fast, high-quality, new and good" economic development were further highlighted.

Source:Shantou Daily, Jan 30, 2018

　　2017年汕头4项主要经济指标增速列全省第一:GDP增长9.2％，全省第一;投资增长27.0％，全省第一;社零增长11.1％，全省第一;服务业增长10.4％，全省第一。
　　随着一组组经济数据新鲜出炉，汕头经济增长一马当先的新局面令人振奋：去年全市实现GDP 2350.76亿元，经济规模持续扩大，连续两年实现经济总量排名进位;GDP增速逐季攀升，居全省各市首位，分别高于全国、全省2.3和1.7个百分点。同时，其他主要经济指标增长势头持续强劲，排位靠前。汕头经济向高质量发展迈出了坚实的步伐，在广东新一轮发展中交出了亮眼的成绩单，进一步凸显“快、优、新、好”的经济发展新优势。

来源：汕头日报2018-1-30