The difference between leading industry and pillar industry

Leading industry, as its name implies, is the industry that plays a leading role in regional economy. Refers to those industries that occupy a certain proportion in the output value, adopt advanced technology, have high growth rate and strong industrial relevance, and have a strong driving effect on other industries and the economic development of the whole region. In terms of quantity, the leading industry should be an industrial sector that occupies a large proportion in the gross national product or national income or may occupy a large proportion in the future; From a qualitative point of view, it should occupy a decisive position in the whole nation, and it can have a decisive impact on the speed and quality of economic growth. Its slight development and changes are enough to drive other industries and the whole national economy to change, thus resulting in industrial sectors with high economic growth. Pillar industries refer to those industries that occupy a large proportion in the national economy or regional economy, constitute the main source of national income and play a decisive role in the economic growth of a country or region. This decisive role may be the proportion of the income of this industry in the output of the whole industrial structure system; It may also be caused by the proportion of the income of this industry in the whole national income; It is also possible that the employment coefficient of this industry is high, so the number of employees in this industry accounts for a large proportion; In addition, it may be the main foreign exchange income-generating industry. Therefore, pillar industries, as the symbol of economic development stages in different periods, must be the main industries or pillar industries that drive the development of national economy. Pillar industries are not necessarily leading industries. Pillar industries and leading industries are industries supported by the government to achieve the national economic development goals. From a dynamic point of view, there is a development substitution phenomenon between the two, that is, from the perspective of the development of leading industries, on the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the existing pillar industries, on the other hand, it is necessary to screen out the future pillar industries from the existing leading industries, so it can be said that leading industries are future and potential pillar industries. There are both connections and differences between them, and they are closely related concepts. If we ignore the difference between the roles of the two industries, it will easily lead to mistakes in formulating development strategies. The relationship between the two can be understood from the following four aspects:

1. Pillar industries emphasize the proportion of net output of industries in national economy or regional economy. If the proportion is significant, it can be called a pillar industry, which plays an important role in the development of the national economy and can provide most of the national income. The leading industry is not fixed. With the development of science and technology and the passage of time, the original leading industries will be replaced by emerging leading industries, but due to its great development in the past, it is likely to become a pillar industry in the new era. Judging from the history of industrial evolution, most pillar industries have evolved from the leading industries in the past. 2. pillar industries emphasize that now, the industry that is more important than now is the pillar industry. Even though their proportion is declining, as long as their proportion is still large, they can still be called pillar industries. Leading industries are optimistic about the near future and represent the future industrial development trend, mainly focusing on the cultivation of long-term growth points of the future national economy, the shaping of the future industrial structure and the advantages of industrial development. It is the breakthrough point and breakthrough point of the evolution of industrial structure, with more emphasis on foresight. 3. The choice of leading industries mainly focuses on the long-term goals of the national economy and industrial structure, while the pillar industries focus on the short-term or medium-term, that is, the main industries that foster national economic growth. 4. The traditional industries in the pillar industries are usually the leading industries in the early stage, and the emerging industries in the pillar industries are usually the leading industries now; Among the leading industries, big industry is the pillar industry now, and small industry is the pillar industry in the future.