Figure 3: beautiful heritage building



2.4 Industry
In 2003 Suzhou 's industrial output was 701.077 billion yuan, among which 497.651 billion yuan was the output of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and non-SOEs whose annual sales volume is over 5 million yuan. The figures increased 37.8% and 39.1% respectively compared with those of the previous year. The city's total power consumption by industrial sectors in 2003 was 30.413 billion kwh, an increase of 30% over the previous year. The level of heavy industrialization reached 64.5%, up by 9.1%. The operation quality of industrial economy has been further enhanced.

The sales volume of above-scale enterprises reached 492.487 billion yuan, increasing 41.4%. Their revenue reached 33.265 billion yuan, up by 35.8%. Their profit was 21.449 billion yuan, up by 35.8%. The comprehensive index of economic performance of above-scale industries reached 159.3%, a record high in recent years. The sales volume of 100 biggest enterprises was 252.4 billion yuan and their revenue was 18 billion yuan, up by 56.2% and 38.8% respectively.

2.5 Traffic