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| Province | The occurrence frequency of Industry Gradient coefficient > 1 | Province | The occurrence frequency of Industry gradient coefficient >1 | Province | The occurrence frequency of Industry gradient coefficient ≥ 1 |
| Shandong | 19 | Jiangxi | 6 | Shanxi | 1 |
| Jiangsu | 13 | Anhui | 6 | Yunnan | 2 |
| Shanghai | 9 | Hunan | 6 | Shanxi | 1 |
| Zhejiang | 16 | Hubei | 4 | Chongqing | 2 |
| Fujian | 7 | Inner Mongolia autonomous region | 4 | Qinghai | 1 |
| Guangdong | 10 | Heilongjiang | 3 | Tibet | 1 |
| Henan | 14 | Guangxi | 3 | Hebei | 2 |
| Liaoning | 8 | Hainan | 3 |
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| Sichuan | 7 | Ningxia | 3 |
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| Jilin | 7 | Xinjiang | 3 |
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| Tianjin | 7 | Guizhou | 4 |
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| Gansu | 3 |
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| Beijing | 3 |
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