The National Development and Reform Commission released a new plan January 11 to boost the urbanization rate in central China to 48% by 2015, while the present urbanization rate in the area is only 40.3%.

The Planning stated that central China's realizing economic aggregate will be further raised by 2015, with per capita regional GDP reaching the national average level.

Realizing the target rate of 48% means that the future urbanization construction shall be greatly sped up, while the improvement of urbanization rate will have a direct effect on the development of such industries as real estate, infrastructures and consumption and service.