From January to April, Huai'an's industrial production grew steadily, investment and consumption continued to recover, and economic performance maintained a steady pace of progress.

Industrial production grew steadily. From January to April, the city's total industrial output value of enterprises above the designated size grew by 8.2% year-on-year, and the industrial added value of enterprises above the designated size increased by 6.5% year-on-year. In terms of key industries, the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, the computer, communication, and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry, the general equipment manufacturing industry, and the automobile manufacturing industry achieved cumulative added value growth of 39.7%, 23.9%, 12.8%, and 11.2%, respectively. Together, they drove Huai'an's industrial added value growth from January to April by 3.3 percentage points, an increase of 0.1 percentage point over the first-quarter growth rate.

Effective investment maintained growth. From January to April, the city's fixed asset investment and industrial investment increased by 0.1% and 3.7% respectively, up 0.1 and 0.8 percentage points from the first quarter. Notably, project investment grew 4.0% year-on-year. Manufacturing investment increased by 4.0% year-on-year; infrastructure investment increased by 33.0% year-on-year.

Market consumption continued to recover and improve. From January to April, the total retail sales of consumer goods in Huai'an increased by 4.0% year-on-year, ranking first in the province and 3.3 percentage points higher than the provincial average. Among them, the retail sales of consumer goods of units above the designated size increased by 6.9% year-on-year. Among the above-designated-size enterprises, those in the wholesale, retail, accommodation, and catering sectors reported cumulative retail sales growth of 0.6%, 7.3%, 10.2%, and 7.0%, respectively. The retail sales of commodities in three major categories—the grain, oil, and food category, the beverage category, and the cultural office supplies—increased by 36.8%, 31.2%, and 25.0%, respectively, continuing to maintain a positive recovery trend.