统计数据显示，尽管我国的经济有所放缓，不过北京高新技术区中关村今年前8个月的收入增长依然很快。
Beijing's high-tech zone Zhongguancun saw fast revenue growth in the first eight months this year despite the country's economic slowdown, statistics show.
据北京市统计局表示，中关村是今年收入增长最快的地区，该地区的高新技术企业的收入达到了2.49万亿元（约为3730亿美元），同比增长16.4%。
The revenue of high-tech enterprises above a designated size in the zone reached 2.49 trillion yuan (373 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 16.4 percent year-on-year, the fastest this year, said the Beijing Statistics Bureau.
该统计局称，中关村开发区内包括新材料、电子信息在内的六个主要高新技术领域，都保持着快速增长的速度。
The six key high-tech sectors including new materials, electronics and information, in the zone, all maintained rapid growth, said the bureau.
企业间的创新发展保持着活跃的势头。
Innovation continued to be active among the companies.
从今年1月份到8月份，中关村研发人员的总人数达到了54.4万人，与去年同时期相比的人数增加了5.8%。
From Jan. to Aug., the number of research and development personnel in Zhongguancun totalled 544,000, an increase of 5.8 percent from the same period last year.
在此期间，这些企业的日常研发支出高达850亿元，同比增加了16.4%。
The companies' daily research and development expenditure grew 16.4 percent year-on-year to reach 85 billion yuan during the period.
中关村被称为“中国的硅谷”，是中国上市科技公司聚集最多的地区。
Zhongguancun, known as "China's Silicon Valley," has the biggest concentration of listed technology companies in China.
高新技术园在促使北京转变成国家科技创新中心的国家规划中，起着至关重要的作用。
The high-tech park plays a vital role in the country's plan to transform Beijing into a national scientific and technological innovation hub.