The 6th Five-Year Plan (1981-1985)

-It is a strategy that keeps putting into practice the readjustment,

restructuring, consolidation, and improvement policies. It also ensures that the
national economy will advance the modernization program and allow the people
to continuously enhance their standard of living.
 The total national economy maintained a steady growth rate . Industrial and
agricultural product growth averaged 11% per year. In 1985, the gross
national product reached 778 billion yuan, representing an average yearly
growth rate of 10% after inflation since 1980.
 The volume of production of important products increased considerably. In
1985, steel increased by 26.1 percent, coal by 37.1 percent, electricity by
35.8 percent, crude oil by 17.9 percent, cotton by 92.8 percent, and grain
by 21.4 percent.
 Infrastructure construction and technological advancements have made
progress. The total investment in fixed assets for publicly held firms reached
530 billion yuan. 496 medium and large projects were built and started,
and another 200,000 were converted and upgraded.
 Year by year, the fiscal position improved. Fiscal revenue increased by an
average of 15.9 billion yuan per year, representing a 12% yearly increase,
achieving fiscal revenue and expenditure balance.
 Foreign trade and technical interchange have entered a new era . China rose
from 28th in 1980 to 10th in 1984 in terms of global export volume.