国民经济保持较快增长。2001年全省省GDP总产值2176亿元。农业以粮食、油料、蔬菜、生猪、蜜橘、淡水鱼为主，在全国占重要位置。工业形成了汽车、机械、电子、化工、冶金、建材、食品、纺织、医药等多门类的工业体系，一些工业企业产品接近或达到国内先进水平。
Our economy has maintained good growth. In 2001, our GDP was 217.6 billion yuan. In agriculture, we have crops, edible oil, vegetables, pigs, oranges and fresh water fish. We are an important agricultural province in China. We have automobile, mechanical, electronic, chemical, metallurgical and construction material industries as well as food processing, textile and pharmaceutical capabilities. Some of our industrial products are either close to, or already among the best in China.