Tibet releases 2012 economic data   

西藏披露年度经济数据 连续20年两位数增长

西藏官方3日在拉萨披露2012年西藏经济数据，预计全区生产总值达701亿元人民币，增长12%。西藏自治区主席白玛赤林说，这是西藏经济连续20年保持两位数增长。

Lhasa (CNS) – The Tibet region's GDP reached 70.1 billion yuan last year, an increase of 12 percent, according to the local authority on Thursday.

Citing the latest data, officials from the autonomous region said that Tibet's economy has maintained double-digit growth for 20 consecutive years.

Tibet's GDP grew 12 percent last year, and fixed asset investment increased 20.1 percent, according to the data. Meanwhile, fiscal revenue grew 46 percent and total foreign trade volume increased 170%. Tax revenues reached 14 billion yuan.

In addition, Tibet received over 10 million domestic and foreign tourists last year, bringing in 13.2 billion yuan.

The data also shows that Tibet's GDP was 50.6 billion yuan in 2010, 60.5 billion yuan in 2011 and 70.1 billion yuan in 2012. The region's economy has achieved growth of 10 billion yuan for three consecutive years.