1996年,益阳市遭受特大的水灾,经济受到极大的损失。灾后,全市按照市委政府“在恢复中求发展,在调整中求突破”的工作思路,积极努力,使得灾后国民经济得到较快恢复和发展。 1997年上半年全市实现国内生产总值68.2亿元,同比增长8.7％,社会商品零售额25.4亿元,较去年略有下降。完成地方财政收入2.1亿元,同比下降4.65％,财政支出3.2 In 1996, Yiyang suffered huge floods and its economy suffered a great loss. After the disaster, the city actively worked hard to make the national economy recover and develop faster after the disaster, in accordance with the working train of thought of “seeking development during recovery and seeking a breakthrough in adjustment” by the municipal government. In the first half of 1997, the GDP of the whole city was 6.82 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7% over the same period of last year. The retail sales of social goods was 2.54 billion yuan, a slight decrease from the previous year. Completion of local financial revenue 210 million yuan, down 4.65%, financial spending 3.2