The economic benefits of medium- and large-sized business enterprises improved slightly, with their sales reaching 243.6 billion yuan, up by 4.4 percent over the previous year, and profits, 4.0 billion yuan, up by 6.8 percent.

• 大中型商业企业经济效益有所改善，实现销售收入2436亿元，比上年增长4.；4%25；