Yiwu ranks 8th among the top 100 counties in economy development

The 7th list of the top 100 counties in economy development ( including county level cities) was released recently . According to the l ist，Yiwu ranks 8 th ，up by 2 places over the previous year . The top ten counties are Jiangyin，Kunshan，Zhangjiagang，Changshu，Wujiang，Cixi，Shaoxing，Taicang，Jinjiang，Yixing ，Yiwu ，Yuyao and Rongcheng . Of these top ten，the 4 neighboring county level cities of Jiangsu Province ( Jiangyin ，Kunshan ，Zhangjiagang and Changshu) tied for the first place as “top counties group of regional economy”. The list of China’s top 100 counties in economic competitiveness，is worked out by China County Economy Competitiveness Assessment Center through careful study of published data with the help of some authorities and experts . The assessment began in 2000 and the first release was made in 2001 . This year ’s list is the 7 th release .Although unofficial compared with “Top 100 counties” released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China，the list is still authoritative and referential to some degree .