By the beginning of 2019, the city's regional GDP will grow by 6.8%, and the total retail sales of consumer goods will increase by 6.4%; the general public budget revenue will increase by 6.2%; the income of urban and rural residents will reach 47,407 yuan and 17,435 yuan, up 7.2% and 9.7%, respectively. In Baotou, which is in the period of “climbing over the ridges” during the conversion of old and new kinetic energy, it has made every effort to stabilize the project investment, implemented 681 key projects of more than 100 million yuan, completed an investment of 103.8 billion yuan, and 300 projects were successively completed. New progress has been made in attracting foreign investment, introducing domestic (outside) funds in place of 21.8 billion yuan, ranking first in the autonomous region. In addition, a series of innovative achievements have been launched. Under the joint stimulation of the above factors, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 11.2%, profits increased by 34.1%, employment was stable, prices were stable, and economic operation was stable and improved.