Communique on the 2006 National Quality Competitiveness Index of Manufacturing

According to the calculation within related data of manufacturing industry of 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), the QCI of manufacturing of Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing and Sichuan exceeded 80, higher than the national average. The QCI of manufacturing of border areas and ethnic minority regions like Inner Mongolia, Hainan, Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang also increased considerably. The QCI of manufacturing of eastern, central and western regions were 82.96, 77.18 and 78.05 respectively. The eastern region remained in the leading position in terms of quality competitiveness.