Abstract: By employing the spatial analytic method of geographic information system, on the basis of the interprovincial panel data, this paper tries to analyze China’s industry and the three industrial evolution of spatial framework during 1996-2012, the path evolution of the industrial transfer undertaken in the central and western regions, and the impact of industrial transfer on the regional industrial restructuring and regional economic growth. The results indicate that during 1996-2012, China’s three industrial spatial frameworks have changed profoundly; the transferring direction and range of the three industrial focuses are quite different. The central and western regions undertaking industrial transfer present obvious stage characteristics, and have entered the stable growth stage of undertaking industrial transfer; but large-scale industrial transfer has not come into being. The industrial structures of every province (cities or areas) have experienced profound adjustments; the ratio of non-agricultural industries has been widely improved, especially in the provinces (cities and areas) of the central and western regions. The promoting effect of the regional industrial adjustment resulted from regional industrial transfer varies from province to province, and the differences are larger.

Key words: industrial transfer; gravity model; industrial restructuring; economic growth