亮点一：经济增速保持在合理区间
经济增长速度两个季度维持在7%，企稳态势比较明显，继续在合理区间运行。
亮点二：就业形势保持总体稳定
上半年城镇新增就业718万人，完成全年目标的71.8%。从对31个省会城市的监察结果来看，失业率仍在5.1%左右，波动不大，就业形势总体稳定。
亮点三：居民收入增速跑赢GDP增速
继一季度居民收入跑赢GDP增速之后，上半年全国居民人均可支配收入实际增长7.6%，高出上半年GDP增速0.6个百分点。而且，城乡居民收入差距也在逐渐缩小。
亮点四：产业结构继续优化
从产业结构来看，第三产业在继续加快，占GDP比重为49.5%，比去年同期提高2.1个百分点，由工业主导向服务业主导转化的趋势还在延续。
亮点五：消费对经济增长贡献继续提高
消费对经济增长的贡献在继续提升，上半年消费对经济增长的贡献率达到60%，比去年同期提高了5.7个百分点，这说明现在需求结构变化符合调控方向。
亮点六：经济增长质量有所提高
从投入类角度来看，单位GDP能耗上半年同比下降5.9%，一季度下降5.6%。
亮点七：改革红利在继续释放
主要表现在民营经济的活力有效增强，上半年非公经济的工业增加值增长速度是8.1%。民间投资来看，上半年增长11.4%，占全部投资比重为65.1%。这说明在一系列简政放权的措施的推动下，民营经济的活力有所增强。
亮点八：“大众创业、万众创新”深入人心
新产业、新业态、新产品在快速成长。从新产业角度来说，高技术产业的增加值仍然保持两位数的增长，比规模以上工业平均增速高将近5个百分点。从新业态的角度来看，网上零售额继续保持较高的增长速度。新产品也是不断的涌现，像机器人、新能源汽车、铁路机车。
亮点九：国际收支基本平衡
从上半年国际贸易顺差的情况看，进出口基本平衡。
亮点十：农业继续保持稳定发展态势
夏粮再获丰收，增产3.3%，粮食继续丰收是对维护经济稳定发展至关重要。（中国进出口网）
Highlight one: the economic growth rate remained at a reasonable range
Economic growth in the first two quarters maintained at 7%, still stable, and economy continues to operate in a reasonable range. At present we are still in a stage of structural adjustment pains, digestion and growth of the early shift of policy stimulus, to maintain a 7% growth in the hard-won.
Highlight two: the employment generally remained stable
In the first half, new urban jobs reached 7.18, 71.8 percent of the annual target was completed. From the monitoring result of 31 capital cities, the unemployment rate was still about 5.1%, there was no big volatility, the employment is generally stable.
Highlight three: income growth outperformed GDP growth
After income growth in the first quarter outperformed GDP growth, in the first half residents per capita disposable income grew by 7.6%, 0.6 percent higher than the GDP growth rate in the first half. Moreover, the income gap between urban and rural residents are gradually shrinking.
Highlight four: industrial structure continues to optimize
From the industrial point of view, the tertiary industry continues to accelerate, and it’s proportion of GDP was 49.5 percent, up 2.1 percentage points over the same period last year, the transformation from the industry-led trend towards services-led trend continues.
Highlights five: contribution consumption made to economic growth continues to improve
contribution consumption made to economic growth continues to increase, in the first half the consumption rate reached 60%, an increase of 5.7 percentage points over the same period last year, indicating that demand structural changes now are in line with the direction of regulation.
Highlights six: the economic growth quality should improve
From the point of view of investment classes, GDP energy consumption per unit fell by 5.9% in the first half, and fell by 5.6% in the first quarter.
Highlights seven: reform dividends continue to be released
It mainly displayed the enhancement of the vitality of the private economy, the growth rate of the industrial added value of non-public economy in the first half was 8.1%. In the terms of Private investment, in the first half it increased by 11.4%, accounting for 65.1 percent in the total investment. This shows that under the impetus of a series of decentralization measures, the vitality of the private economy has been enhanced.
Highlights eight: startups and innovation are popular
New industries, new formats, new products are in fast-growing. In terms of new industrial, the added value of the high-tech industry still maintained double-digit growth, nearly 5 percentage point higher than the average growth rate of above-scale industry. In terms of new, online retail sales continue to maintain a high growth rate. New products also continue to emerge, like robots, new energy vehicles, locomotives.
Highlights nine: the international payments are balanced on the basic
In the first half there was international trade surplus, and the basic balance of imports and exports.
Highlights ten: Agriculture continues to maintain a stable development trend
Food production increased by 3.3%, grain harvest is essential to maintain the stable economic development.
