Changshu’s 2012 gross regional product was 187.02 billion RMB yuan, gross fiscal income 34.66 billion RMB yuan, and tax revenue 20.04 billion RMB yuan. Its 2012 public financial budget income was 12.81 billion RMB, including 10.41 billion RMB yuan in tax revenue, and the public financial budget expenditure was 12.83 billion RMB yuan. To calculate with its permanent registration population, per capita gross regional product was 123.9 thousand RMB yuan, which is $19.6 thousand by the exchange rate at the end of 2012.

In 2012, 2 more World 500 enterprises established their facilities in Changshu, enabling the city to host 35 Fortune 500 multinationals. In addition, another 5 World 500 investment enterprises joined the former 70 to set up branch operations. The import and export total of the city was $19.75 billion, with import being $6.83 billion and export $12.92 billion. Passenger transportation of the year finished at 90.16 million RMB yuan, and cargo transport at 23.39 million ton. Changshu Harbor handled 63.12 million tons of cargo in the year 2012. The city’s in nvestment in social fixed assets in 2012 was 63.55 billion RMB yuan.