| Variable (symbol) | Mean | Standard deviation of low-carbon pilot cities | Mean | Standard deviation of non low-carbon pilot cities |
| Per GDP (Y) | 6.74 | 2.24 | 4.83 | 3.10 |
| Pet GDP intensity (E) | 0.8 | 0.18 | 1.33 | 0.69 |
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| industry (SI) | 42.75% | 8.23 | 44.96% | 12.88 |
| city rate (UR) | 60.16% | 6.24 | 49.62% | 8.77 |
| Intensity (CO2) | 1.85 | 0.64 | 3.02 | 1.12 |