年全國投入研發經費1.57萬億元

China's expenditure on technology research and development rose 10.6% to 1.57 trillion yuan in 2016, the fastest annual growth since 2014, as the nation increases its investment in new driving forces to stabilize the economy.

隨着我國對穩定經濟的新驅動力的投資增加，2016年我國的科技研究與試驗發展經費達1.57萬億元，增長10.6%，是2014年以來最快的年增速。

The data was released by the National Bureau of Statistics on its website, saying the growth rate rebounded for the first time after a four-year straight drop.

國家統計局日前在其網站發佈了上述數據，稱這是科技研發經費增速連續4年下滑後的首次回升。

It was 8.9% in 2015 and 9.9% in 2014. The expenditure accounted for 2.11% of last year's total GDP, compared with 2.06% in 2015.

2014年、2015年的研發經費增速分別爲9.9%和8.9%。研發經費在去年國內生產總值（GDP）中的佔比爲2.11%，比上年提高0.05個百分點。

It has exceeded the average level of 2.08% in the EU, while it still lags behind the 2.4% average ratio for member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the bureau said.

國家統計局表示，這一比例雖然與經濟合作與發展組織成員國2.4%的平均水平還有差距，但已超過歐盟2.08%的平均水平。

Pan Jiancheng, deputy head of the bureau's China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center, said the increasing proportion of research and development expenditure to GDP indicates that the driving force of economic growth is transforming to innovation-focus from the traditional factors - exports and investment.

國家統計局中國經濟景氣監測中心副主任潘建成表示，研發經費與GDP之比不斷上升，顯示出經濟增長正由傳統要素（出口和投資）驅動向創新驅動轉型。

According to a national plan for technology development, by 2020 research and development expenditure is targeted to reach 2.5% of total GDP.

根據一項針對技術發展的國家規劃，到2020年時，研發經費的目標是要達到GDP的2.5%。