The major expected targets for Hubei's economic and social development in 2012 include:

? An increase of local GDP by 10 percent;

? 15 percent growth rate of scaled industries;

? The fixed asset investment to increase by 20 percent;

? Increase of consumer price to be controlled within the 4.5 percent mark;

? The total retail amount of social consumer goods to increase by 16 percent;

? Local fiscal revenue to increase by 12 percent;

? The exports to increase by 10 percent;

? Per capita disposable income to increase by 10 percent;

? The new incomes of the poor to increase by 10 percent;

? The unemployment rate of urban areas to be lower than 4.6 percent;

? Natural population growth rate to be lower than 6.5 percent;

? Fulfillment of the energy conservation and emission reduction task according to the requirements of the central governments

(Source: 2012 Government Work Report of Hubei Province)