Henan's Jan-July Technical Contract Transactions Already Exceed Last Year's Total

Henan's Jan-July Technical Contract Transactions Already Exceed Last Year's Total

前7个月成交额620.78亿元，超去年全年总额

河南省技术合同成交额再创新高

In the first 7 months of this year, 11,611 technical contracts were signed in Henan, a year-on-year increase of 79.76 percent, with a transaction volume jumping 145.63 percent to 62.078 billion yuan, already exceeding last year's total, said a source from the Department of Science and Technology of Henan Province on August 18.

8月18日，记者从省科技厅获悉，据全国技术合同管理与服务系统统计，1月1日至7月31日，我省共登记技术合同11611项，同比增长79.76%；技术合同成交额达620.78亿元，同比增长145.63%，已超过去年全年总额。

A tunnel-boring machine rolled off the production line in Zhengzhou. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]

The turnover of technical contracts is a major indicator reflecting the vitality of sci-tech innovation. In the past 7 months, Henan's technical trading mainly presented three characteristics:

据了解，技术合同成交额是反映科技创新活跃度的重要指标。统计显示，我省技术合同交易主要呈现三大特点：

First, urban construction and social development were still the top fields. Urban construction and social development, advanced manufacturing, and environmental protection and comprehensive utilization of resources, the top three fields occupied 66.1 percent of the provincial total, with a transaction volume of 17.381 billion yuan, 14.413 billion yuan and 9.24 billion yuan respectively.

一是城市建设与社会发展产业仍是技术交易的主要领域。按技术领域统计，技术合同成交额居前三位的分别是城市建设与社会发展、先进制造、环境保护与资源综合利用，成交额分别为173.81亿元、144.13亿元、92.4亿元，占全省技术合同成交额的66.1%。

Second, enterprises take the lead. In the first half of this year, technical contracts covering 8,978 items were signed by companies across Henan, a year-on-year increase of 86.5 percent, with a transaction volume expanding 148.35 percent to 59.78 billion yuan, contributing 96.3 percent to the provincial total.

二是企业仍是技术交易的“主力军”。企业法人继续保持技术输出交易主体地位，上半年共输出技术8978项，同比增长86.5%；成交额597.8亿元，同比增长148.35%，占全省技术合同成交额的96.3%。

Third, momentum in invention patents was strong. A total of 1,580 technical contracts involving patents were signed in Henan at the end of July with a transaction volume of 16.654 billion yuan, surging 113.51 percent and 153.29 percent respectively.

三是发明专利保持强劲增长势头。截至7月份，河南省专利技术合同共成交1580项、成交额166.54亿元，分别同比增长113.51%、153.29%。（中文来源/河南日报 记者/尹江勇 编译/赵汉青 杨佳欣 制图/何蒙贺 审校/陈行洁）