BEIJING — Beijing's GDP totaled 1.92 trillion yuan (about $297 billion) in the first half of 2021, up 13.4 percent year-on-year, local authorities said on July 19.

The added value of secondary industry in Beijing soared 32.5 percent to 329.3 billion yuan in the first six months of the year, while that of the city's tertiary industry rose 10.1 percent to 1.6 trillion yuan, according to a press conference organized by the municipal government on July 19.

The capital city saw its investment in fixed assets increase 9.2 percent year-on-year in the period. Its total consumption volume registered a robust growth of 22.1 percent.