2020年，受新冠肺炎疫情影响，长江经济带经济增速趋缓，但仍高于全国平均水平，工业投资增速持续降低，规上工业企业经济效益则显著提升，工业资产稳步增长，保持较高增速。从重点行业发展水平看，计算机、通信和其他电子设备制造业平稳发展，化学原料和化学制品制造业差异化发展明显，各省市电气机械和器材制造业均实现较快发展，汽车制造业发展速度趋缓。2021年是“十四五”开局之年，也是全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程开启之年，长江经济带各省市将聚焦产业转型升级，积极推进产业数字化，提升产业链供应链稳定性和竞争力，持续推进经济转型升级，推动经济高质量发展。
In 2020 novel coronavirus pneumonia affected the economic growth of the Yangtze River economic belt，but it was still higher than the national level. The growth rate of industrial investment continued to decline，and the economic efficiency of industrial enterprises was significantly improved. Industrial assets grew steadily and maintained a relatively high growth rate. From the development level of key industries，the computer，communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry has developed steadily，the development level of chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry has obvious differences，the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry in various provinces and cities has achieved rapid development，and the development speed of automobile manufacturing industry has slowed down. 2021 is the beginning of the 14th five year plan and the beginning of a new journey to build a socialist modern country in an all-round way. Provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt will focus on industrial transformation and upgrading，actively promote industrial digitization，improve the stability and competitiveness of the industrial chain supply chain，continue to promote economic transformation and upgrading and promote high-quality economic development.
