In 2005，the municipal Party Committee and Government of Harbin directed its overall development of social economy with the scientific concept of development，further promoted the adjustment and transformation of the old industrial bases in the light of the general requirement of “make great efforts to develop，build well-to-do life and revitalize Harbin in an all-round way". As a matter of fact，the city's economic restructure has made positive progress; economic vigor is obviously strengthened; every social business has gained achievement; the life quality of both urban and rural residents is improved steadily and all the tasks of national economy and social development have been fully accomplished. The city has made altogether 183 040 million total output value，increasing 14. 1%compared with that of the previous year.

The municipal's public-owned economy has realized 116 140 million yuan of the value-added，increased by 15.4 compared with that of the previous year. Nonpublic economy has realized 66 900 million yuan of the value-added which has been increased by 12. 0 compared with that of the previous year. The three-industry structure changed from 19. 3:31.2:49. 5 in 2000 to 16. 4:38. 3:45.3 in 2005. The urban comprehensive strength is further strengthened. Harbin has ranked the 10th place for two years in succession among the national top 100 cities according to the examinations and evaluations released by the State Statistics Bureau in both 2004 and 2005 .The examinations and evaluations were based on population，economy，society，infrastructure etc..6 categories cover 50 or so overall targets were included. In 2005，Harbin ranked the 9th place in“competitiveness of comprehensive position" and the 6th place in the quality of scientific and technical results in China's urban competitiveness index ranks.