The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics published an interpretation of the performance of Shanghai's national economy in the first half of 2026. In the first half of the year, the city's fixed asset investment increased 6.8% year on year. Among the main areas, industrial investment, investment in urban infrastructure, and investment in social services increased by 19.2%, 18.8%, and 19.5%, respectively. Among major industries, driven by the booming development of the three leading industries, investment in equipment updates in fields such as intelligent models and computing power platforms continued to increase, driving investment in information transmission, software, and information technology services increased 1.4 times over the same period last year. The total import and export volume of goods reached a record high. In the first half of the year, the city's total import and export volume of goods reached 2.55 trillion yuan, a record high for the same period. Among them, imports and exports increased by 17.4% and 20.1%, respectively. High-tech products are an important driving force for growth. The total import and export volume was 662.14 billion yuan, up 21.6% year on year. Among them, imports and exports of electronic information and high-end equipment products increased by 20.7% and 26.5% respectively.

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