九六年民族地区经济和社会发展形势喜人民族地区国内生产总值1996年比1995年增长9％以上。其中，工业总产值增长速度保持在Ic％左右，产、销结构衔接逐步好转，产品产销率由1996年初的85％上升到94％。粮食总产量超过6600万吨，创历史最高水平。一批重点建设项目进展顺利：新疆 The situation of economic and social development in ethnic regions in 1996 is gratifying. The gross domestic product of ethnic areas increased by over 9% in 1996 over 1995. Among them, the growth rate of total industrial output value kept at about 1%, and the convergence of production and sales structure gradually improved. The product sales rate rose from 85% at the beginning of 1996 to 94%. Total grain output of 66 million tons, the highest record level. A number of key construction projects are progressing well: Xinjiang