At the meeting, the heads of the three major ministries introduced the policies and measures for stabilizing industrial growth, employment, and foreign trade this year, and responded to questions of market concern.

Quickly browse the key points of the press conference:

The Central Economic Work Conference puts promoting high-quality development of the manufacturing industry in the first place of key tasks. Since September last year, the industrial growth rate has fallen below 6%. The continuous slowdown and fluctuation of industrial growth rate have increased the anxiety of the business community.

Xin Guobin responded to public concerns, saying that it can be viewed from three dimensions. First, the overall operation of the industrial economy remains within a reasonable range, and the actual operating results are better than we imagined, and there is a guarantee to complete the annual target tasks. Second, the perspective of judging economic operation should also look at whether the fundamentals are normal. In the long run, the fundamentals of China's industrial development are good, and structural problems affecting the sustained and healthy development of industry are being gradually resolved. Third, the national economy is in a period of transition between old and new driving forces, but some new driving forces are steadily forming.

What specific measures will the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology take in 2019 to promote high-quality development of the manufacturing industry? According to the introduction, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has defined six key areas of work:

The Central Economic Work Conference puts stable employment in the first place of the "six stabilities." Employment is the greatest livelihood.

It is expected that a series of high-quality stable employment policies will be introduced this year, such as increasing the intensity and amount of returning the actual unemployment insurance premiums paid by enterprises that lay off or lay off fewer employees, which can return up to 50%. At the same time, increase the amount of entrepreneurial guarantee loans, increasing the maximum amount for individual applications from 100,000 yuan to 150,000 yuan, and the maximum amount for small and micro enterprises from 2 million yuan to 3 million yuan, etc.

In addition, for key groups such as college graduates, migrant workers, and demobilized soldiers, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security implements a series of targeted projects and plans, and strengthens real-name management and services.

Especially in response to the situation of migrant workers returning home early mentioned in previous media reports.

Qiu Xiaoping responded that according to recent typical surveys and fixed-point monitoring conducted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, some migrant workers have indeed returned home. The analysis conducted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security shows that the early return home is caused by various reasons. Some are due to family reasons; some are due to increased job opportunities at their doorstep; in addition, the gold content of policies for migrant workers returning home to start businesses is getting higher and higher, so some are going back to prepare to start businesses at home. Of course, some are also affected by the production and operation of enterprises.

The progress of Sino-US trade consultations has attracted much attention. At the press conference, many media outlets raised questions about the progress of the Sino-US trade consultations and China's expectations.

Currently, the bilateral consultation teams from both China and the US are actively implementing the important consensus reached by the two heads of state in Argentina, and hope to continue to pay attention to the regular press conferences of the Ministry of Commerce.

He also reiterated that we believe that Sino-US economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial, and that Sino-US economic and trade relations are not only important to China and the US, but also very important to the global economic and trade development. China and the US benefit from cooperation and suffer from conflict. Both sides have a positive desire to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and to promote relevant consultations.

In addition to the information disclosed by the three ministries at the press conference, He Lifeng, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, published an article today, pointing out that China's population exceeds the total population of the world's developed economies. It is expected that the per capita GDP in 2018 will be close to US\$10,000. The total retail sales of consumer goods increased from 155.9 billion yuan in 1978 to over 38 trillion yuan in 2018, with an average annual growth rate of about 15%. The contribution rate of consumption to economic growth has remained above 50% since 2015. The trend of consumption upgrading driven by improved consumption capacity is becoming increasingly apparent.

The Ministry of Commerce also stated that it will focus on promoting the formation of a strong domestic market. Adhering to the principle of "grasping urban consumption and rural consumption simultaneously." In cities, accelerate the transformation and upgrading of pedestrian streets and carry out pilot projects for the construction of international consumption centers. In rural areas, promote "industrial products going to the countryside and agricultural products entering the city." Adhering to the principle of "grasping commodity consumption and service consumption simultaneously." Cultivate modern supply chains, promote the integrated development of online and offline businesses, and promote effective supply and demand linkages. Build a new batch of convenient consumer service centers in urban and rural areas to improve residents' living service levels. Continue to optimize the consumption environment. Using the improvement of the credit system and product traceability system as a lever to allow the people to eat with peace of mind, dress with satisfaction, and use with comfort. Do a good job in business to ensure people's livelihood.