Economic data has just been released as to the performance of the economy in all 13 cities of our very own Jiangsu Province for the three quarters of the year until September, 2023. But the top performers have come as quite a surprise.
江苏省全部13个城市今年三季度至2023年9月的经济运行数据刚刚出炉。但表现最好的城市却让人感到意外。
Of all the cities in Jiangsu, it would theoretically be a safe bet that the Province’s economic juggernaut of Suzhou would be turning in the strongest economic numbers in terms of growth in GDP. But it’s not.
在江苏的所有城市中，理论上可以肯定的是，该省的经济巨头苏州将在 GDP 增长方面呈现最强劲的经济数据。但事实并非如此。
Then there is our capital of Nanjing, which as such again should have some finances with which to impress us. But it doesn’t.
然后是我们的首都南京，它本身应该有一些可以给我们留下深刻印象的财政。但事实并非如此。
In actual fact, it is the northeastern coastal City of Lianyungang that has produced the biggest GDP gains in the Province for the first 9 months of the year, at some 11.9 percent, more or less double the national average.
事实上，今年前9个月，东北沿海城市连云港的GDP增幅居全省最高，达到11.9%左右，是全国平均水平的两倍左右。
Then there is the interesting case of the city in the runner up position; another northerner that can be thought of as being bottom of the food chain in Jiangsu. That would be Suqian, where vehicles carry plates prefixed with “苏N”, meaning the city ranks last in the Province from an administrative standpoint.
还有一个有趣的例子，就是排名第二的城市。另一位北方人，可以被认为是江苏食物链的底层。那就是宿迁，这里的车辆标有“苏N”前缀，这意味着从行政角度来看，该城市在全省排名垫底。
But Suqian has seen remarkable development in recent years, a point proved by the latest figures, in which Suqian has produced a GDP growth of 7.7 percent.
但宿迁近年来的发展却令人瞩目，最新数据证明了这一点，宿迁GDP增长7.7%。
Suqian’s GDP for 23Q1-3 totalled ¥298 billion, while that of Lianyungang for the same period was a little over ¥301 billion, as The Paper reports.
据澎湃新闻报道，201-3 季度，宿迁市 GDP 总量为 2980 亿元，而连云港同期 GDP 略高于 3010 亿元。
Small change to some, perhaps, when compared with the big hitters south of the Yangtze, where the current GDPs of Nanjing, Wuxi and Suzhou all exceed ¥1 trillion. Their respective growth rates in the first 3 quarters of this year were 4.5, 5.8 and 4.2 percent, for total GDPs of ¥1.27 trillion, ¥1.1 trillion and ¥1.77 trillion.
与长江以南的强国相比，或许变化不大，南京、无锡和苏州目前的GDP均超过1万亿人民币。今年前三季度，三季度GDP增速分别为4.5%、5.8%和4.2%，GDP总量分别为1.27万亿元、1.1万亿元和1.77万亿元。
Then there is the case of Changzhou, also south of the river, which, with a bit more effort, may join that ¥1 trillion club by year end. The City produced a GDP for 23Q1-3 of ¥700.6 billion, an increase of 6.7 percent, making it the south’s top performer.
还有位于江南的常州，只要再努力一点，年底可能会加入万亿俱乐部。 201-3 季度 23 季度，该市 GDP 达 7006 亿元人民币，增长 6.7%，位居南方第一。
Lastly, and most notable among the remaining cities, is Xuzhou. More or less the economic powerhouse of the north, Xuzhou’s vehicle plates are prefixed “苏C”, meaning the city has much historical significance. Its GDP of ¥659.3 billion in the first three quarters, an increase of 7.0 percent, shows us that the north of Jiangsu is now once again emerging as a financial force with which to be reckoned.
最后，也是其余城市中最引人注目的是徐州。徐州或多或少是北方的经济重镇，车牌上有“苏C”前缀，意味着这座城市具有悠久的历史意义。前三季度GDP 6593亿元，增长7.0%，苏北地区再次崛起，成为不可忽视的金融力量。
