Apr. 6, 2011 (China Knowledge) - Beijing Economic-technological Development Area, or BDA, saw gross industrial output value in the area grow 20.2% year on year to RMB 39.49 billion in the first two months of this year.

BDA's four pillar industries, electronics and information technology, equipment manufacturing, bioengineering and pharmaceuticals, and automobiles and transportation equipment, saw their combined gross output increase 22.1% year on year to RMB 32.63 billion in the first two months of this year. The growth rate was 1.9 percentage points higher than the average growth in gross industrial output.

 The combined gross output of the four pillar industries accounted for nearly 82.6% of the area's total.

During the period from January to February, BDA attracted 144 enterprises to the area, 41 more than in the same period of last year.