According to a report by the People's Daily on November 22, 2000, from January to October that year, Jilin Province's industrial profits were 7.64 billion yuan, an increase of nearly 6 times over the same period last year. State-owned enterprises reduced losses by 1.5 billion yuan, a decrease of 42.2%. The profit is 6.74 billion yuan, an increase of 8 times, and these two indicators are in the forefront of the country.
According to the statistics from January to October of that year, Jilin Province's state-owned enterprises have not achieved an overall turnaround from loss to profit.