Suzhou Q1-Q3 GDP reaches 2.119 trillion yuan, up 5.6% year on year

The composition matters more than the headline: secondary-sector growth of 7.3% is doing the heavy lifting, well ahead of services at 4.3%, a split that points to industrial output and manufacturing as Suzhou's main engine this year. That the city is running a full percentage point above the national rate reinforces its position among China's export-oriented industrial bases. Whether that industrial momentum holds as external demand and policy conditions shift is the open question, and the tertiary sector's slower pace is the gap worth monitoring.