National Bureau of Statistics: Investment in intellectual property products grew rapidly in the first quarter.

On April 16th, Deputy Director of the National Bureau of Statistics, Mao Shengyong, stated at a press conference that in recent years, the National Bureau of Statistics has established a statistical system for intellectual property product investment based on international practices and China's actual situation. This data is included in the fixed-asset investment data released by the National Bureau of Statistics every month. Mao Shengyong introduced that in the first quarter, the investment growth in intellectual property products was over 7%, accounting for over 12% of total investment, indicating that our efforts to implement the innovation-driven development strategy and develop new productive forces tailored to local conditions have produced tangible results in recent years.