Abstract: Equipment manufacturing industry is not only an important weapon of our country,but also an important symbol of a regions industrial strength.This paper analyzes the overall development of equipment manufacturing industry in Hebei Province during the “13th Five Year Plan” period,evaluates the status of equipment manufacturing industry in Hebei Province in the whole country from the perspectives of industry scale and industry concentration,uses DEA-CCR model to compare the operation efficiency of each subdivided industry of equipment manufacturing industry with other administrative regions,and uses DEA-Malmquist index model to calculate the change of total factor productivity of each subdivided industry of equipment manufacturing industry in Hebei Province in the past five years.The research shows that during the “13th Five Year Plan” period,the growth rate of equipment manufacturing industry in Hebei Province is faster than the average growth rate of industry in the province,but the growth fluctuates greatly,the profit margin is low,the development of each sub industry is unbalanced,the overall scale and industry concentration are not prominent in the country,and the operation efficiency lags behind many eastern and central provinces and cities.In the past five years,although the technological progress contribution of the four sub industries of special equipment manufacturing,electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing,instrument manufacturing and automobile manufacturing is relatively obvious,and the technical efficiency of the three sub industries of metal products manufacturing,electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing and instrument manufacturing is relatively outstanding,the growth of total factor productivity of equipment manufacturing industry in Hebei Province is slow.In view of the existing quality and efficiency problems,this paper puts forward some countermeasures and suggestions from the aspects of improving the scale efficiency,industry operation efficiency,factor allocation efficiency and optimizing the industry development environment of equipment manufacturing industry in Hebei Province.

Key words: equipment manufacturing industry, industry strength, operating efficiency, total factor productivity