A Study On The Informatization Level Of China's Machinery Industry And Its Growth Effect

In the present stage of economic development in China, the machinery industry, which takes the responsibility of providing technical equipments for the other industries, is of great strategic significance in the national economy. The level of development of machinery industry largely influences or even determines the level of development of the related industry sectors. At present, there are some problems in the development of China's machinery industry, such as lack of the ability of independent innovation, low production efficiency and so on, while the informatization is an important positive factor to promote rapid and healthy development of machinery industry.This thesis establishes the index system for measuring the level of development of informatization of machinery industry based on existing data environment, and then measures the informatization level of seven sub-industries from 1995 to 2008, further analyses the impact of informatization level on economic growth. The relationship between informatization level of seven sub-industries and economic growth is studied by the method of input-output tables.The conclusions of this thesis focus on the following aspects: (1). The informatization level of seven sub-industries of machinery industry steadily increased from 1995 to 2008, while the rate of increasing is different among seven sub-industries. (2). Information technology development has become an important factor of economic growth in the machinery industry. The role of information technology on economic growth has exceeded the one of capital and labor input in some industries. (3). The dependence of seven sub-sectors of machinery industry on information industry was growing, so as the role of information industry in leading the development of machinery industry. Information industry, through its great permeability, can greatly promote the development of the machinery industry and even the whole national economy.