Baiyun district released its economic results for the first three quarters of 2026 on Oct 27, posting strong growth across investment promotion, emerging industries, and fixed-asset investment.

Newly signed investment projects totaled over 130 billion yuan ($19.51 billion) in the first nine months. It introduced 10 projects worth more than 1 billion yuan each and one worth over 10 billion yuan, with both targets completed ahead of schedule.

Guangzhou (Baiyun) Robotics Industrial Park. [Photo/WeChat account: gz_baiyunfabu]

As of Sept 30, 220 projects had been registered, 105 started construction and 73 began production. The 153 newly registered industrial enterprises contributed 4.32 billion yuan in output, up 35.2 percent year-on-year, while 324 new wholesale enterprises generated 19.9 billion yuan in sales, up 130 percent, and 211 new retail enterprises reached 6.82 billion yuan, increasing by 220 percent year-on-year.

Looking at emerging sectors, the new energy industry's 135 enterprises above the designated size produced 17.47 billion yuan in output, rising by 13.9 percent year-on-year. Six core robotics enterprises saw output surge 68.8 percent. The beauty and health industry generated 36.14 billion yuan in combined industrial output and wholesale-retail sales, up 19.7 percent, with September setting a monthly record. Internet and software information services revenue exceeded 9.6 billion yuan, increasing by 25.2 percent, ranking second in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. [Photo/WeChat account: gz_baiyunfabu]

During the period, the district's fixed-asset investment grew 15.9 percent year-on-year to over 100 billion yuan, marking five consecutive months of double-digit growth and ranking first in Guangzhou by growth rate.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport handled 67.09 million passengers in the first three quarters, ranking first nationwide.