China Economic Growth 2016 1978 • The economic reform • The modernization program began. propelled the growth • China ranked tenth with of Tertiary Sector. nominal Gross Domestic • China jumped up to Product (GDP) of RMB second place with a 364.5 billion ($ 57.86 nominal GDP of RMB billion). 74.42 trillion ($11.81 billion). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China *Primary Sector: the industry providing materials for production, including planting, forestry, animal husbandry, aquaculture. *Secondary Sector: the industry processing basic materials and sold it. *Third Sector: the service industry containing all the other industries not included in Primary Sector and Secondary Sector.