Liuzhou's industrial robot production increased by 861%, and its foreign trade exports to ASEAN surged by 55%.

According to data from the Liuzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics, the city's industrial added value above designated size increased by 7.7% year-on-year from January to May, 1.7 percentage points faster than the growth rate from January to April. The output of industrial robots, lithium-ion batteries, and electronic components increased by 861.1%, 139.2%, and 52.8%, respectively. The added value of high-tech manufacturing increased by 40.5%, with the electronic and communication equipment manufacturing industry growing by 54.8%. Total foreign trade volume reached 20.176 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.4%, with exports reaching 18.959 billion yuan, an increase of 21.7%; of which exports to ASEAN reached 5.892 billion yuan, an increase of 54.8%. Exports of electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries increased by 397.1% and 302.5%, respectively. Furthermore, investment in the software and information technology services industry increased by 30.9 times, and investment in industrial technological upgrading increased by 55.8%. (Cailian Press)