What is Zhengzhou's economic pillar industry?

The grain industry.

In 2018, the total grain output of Zhengzhou City was 1.573 million tons, down 1.5% from the previous year; among them, the summer grain output was 788,000 tons, down 1.5%; the autumn grain output was 785,000 tons, up 7%. Annual grain crops sown area of 324.7 thousand hectares, down 1.3% from the previous year. Among them, 165.5 thousand hectares were sown in summer grains, up 0.1%; 159.1 thousand hectares were sown in fall grains, down 2.8%.

In 2018, the total economic output of Zhengzhou City exceeded one trillion yuan, reaching 1014.33 billion yuan. It was 8.1% higher than the previous year; the per capita GDP was 101,349 yuan, 5.8% higher than the previous year. Among them, the value added of the food industry was 14.71 billion yuan, up 2.1 percent.

Expanded Information

In 2018, the city completed the total local financial revenue of 190.3 billion yuan, an increase of 10.2% over the previous year; the local general public **** budget revenue of 115.21 billion yuan, an increase of 9.0%; of which the tax revenue of 85.95 billion yuan, an increase of 10.9%; the municipal level revenue of 43.93 billion yuan, up 6.2 percent.

Of the local general public **** budget revenues, individual income tax is 4.61 billion yuan, up 13.8%; corporate income tax is 14.8 billion yuan, up 2.7%; value-added tax is 30.36 billion yuan, up 11.3%; deed tax is 9.61 billion yuan, up 9.3%; and property tax is 2.77 billion yuan, up 13.2%.

In 2018, the annual general public **** budget expenditures of local finance amounted to 176.33 billion yuan, an increase of 16.4% over the previous year. Among them, the general public **** service expenditure of 14.13 billion yuan, an increase of 20.3%; urban and rural community expenditure of 59.78 billion yuan, an increase of 1.4%; education expenditure of 21.3 billion yuan, an increase of 21%.

Medical health and family planning expenditures of 9.79 billion yuan, an increase of 7.8%; science and technology expenditures of 3.64 billion yuan, an increase of 7%; social security and employment expenditures of 11.52 billion yuan, an increase of 21.8%; public ****safety expenditures of 7.48 billion yuan, an increase of 11.2%; and agriculture, forestry and water affairs expenditures of 7.39 billion yuan, an increase of 12.1%.

Reference Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhengzhou