BEIJING, July 17 -- Beijing's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.5 percent year on year to over 2.5 trillion yuan (about 350.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2025, calculated at constant prices, the city's statistics authorities said Thursday.

The primary industry achieved an added value of 4.57 billion yuan, an increase of 1.5 percent; the secondary industry grew 4.7 percent to over 335.6 billion yuan, and the tertiary industry surpassed 2.16 trillion yuan, up 5.6 percent, according to the municipal bureau of statistics.

Added value of the city's industrial enterprises above designated size rose 7 percent year on year during the six-month period, edging up 0.2 percentage points from the first quarter. High-end manufacturin...