BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity power production increased by 26.9 percent in November year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

    In October, the country's power production climbed 17.1 percent.

China's November CPI rises 0.6%, ending nine months of fall 

    BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.6 percent year on year in November, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

    It is the first monthly growth since February this year when CPI was down 1.6 percent. Full story

China's imports, exports up 9.8% in November

    BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade posted a 9.8 percent growth in November year on year, ending twelve months consecutive contraction, the General Administration of Customs announced Friday.

    Exports in November stood at 113.7 billion U.S. dollars, down 1.2 percent from a year earlier, while imports rose 26.7 percent to 94.6 billion U.S. dollars. Full story

China's new loans rise to 294.8 bln yuan in November 

    BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's new yuan-denominated lending in November rose to 294.8 billion yuan (43.2 billion U.S. dollars) from October's 253 billion yuan, the People's Bank of China, the central bank, said Friday. Full story

China's industrial output up 19.2% in November

    BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial output growth accelerated to 19.2 percent in November year on year, following a 16.1 percent increase in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday. Full story

China urban fixed-asset investment up 32.1% in first 11 months 

    BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's urban fixed-asset investment rose 32.1 percent in the first 11 months, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. Full story

China's retail sales up 15.8% in November 

    BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's retail sales rose 15.8 percent year on year in November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced at a press conference on Friday. Full story

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