Editing Hefei (section)

=== Analysis of growth ===
Hefei has been identified by the [[Economist Intelligence Unit]] in the November 2010 Access China White Paper as a member of the [[CHAMPS (China)|CHAMPS]] ([[Chongqing|'''C'''hongqing]], '''H'''efei, [[Anshan, Liaoning|'''A'''nshan]], [[Ma'anshan|'''M'''a'anshan]], [[Pingdingshan|'''P'''ingdingshan]] and [[Shenyang|'''S'''henyang]]), an economic profile of the top 20 emerging cities in China.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE RISE OF THE 'CHAMPS' – NEW REPORT MAPS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN CHINA'S FASTEST GROWING CITIES |url=http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=60590 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406135228/http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=60590 |archive-date=6 April 2012 |access-date=5 January 2018}}</ref>

Hefei was identified by ''[[The Economist]]'' in December 2012 as the world's No.1 fastest growing metropolitan economy.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 December 2012 |title=Metro economies |newspaper=The Economist |url=http://www.economist.com/node/21567579 |url-status=live |access-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925044945/http://www.economist.com/node/21567579 |archive-date=25 September 2017}}</ref>

Hefei has supported the growth of the chip industry in the city and has become one of the biggest sites for the manufacture of memory chips (DRAM).<ref name=":62" />{{Rp|pages=141-142}}