The Study On Determining China's Present Leading Industries

In the recent years, more and more economics researchers and govenerors realize the importance of the leading industry in industry structure promotion and evolvement. The adjustment and evolvement of industry structure lies in the whole process of economic development. There exists some problems in national industry structure hindering smooth transition and health development of economy. In China, there also exists many problems in industry structure, though we have experienced reform and open-up for more than 20 years which has greatly enhanced China's economy and promoted the industry structure. Among these problems, the most important reason is that we have not determined the leading industry correctly and given powerful support.This study analyzes China's present leading industry both on quantitative and qualitative methods. Firstly determining the connotation and characteristics of leading industry; Secondly analyzing the importance of leading industry to China's economic development; Thirdly proposing the fitting standard and indicator system for determining leading industry in China, based on the former studies and China's present situation; Fourthly, empirically analyzing the indicators of all industries by factor analysis to determine China's leading industries, which by following are architecture, machine equipment manufacture, textile and leather product manufacture, agriculture, food manufacture and merchant diet; Finally, proposing some related suggestions to guarantee the health development of China's leading industries.