Evaluation of regional economic competitiveness based on the method of AHP and gray evaluation in Hebei province

Based on the statistical data of Hebei economy yearbook,the paper established an evaluation index system which contained the indexes of GDP,local revenue,total retail sales of consumer goods,etc,and then evaluated the economic competitiveness of Hebei province using the grey comprehensive evaluation method.The results showed that the economic development among the 11 cities in Hebei province was unbalanced,the regional economy of the cities adjoined Beijing,Tianjin,and along the coast as well as the capital turned out to be more competitive(The first and the second are Tangshan and Shijiazhuang,seperately),and which of the cities in the north and the south of Hebei were relatively weak such as Zhangjiakou and Chengde.So,the key to improve the overall competitiveness of regional economy in Hebei province is to narrow the economic gap among the cities and make full use of its advantages in resources,and the ultimate goal is to realize coordinated development of the regional economy in Hebei.