BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are some China economic news items in brief.
FUJIAN'S FOREIGN TRADE UP MORE THAN 36 PCT
East China's Fujian Province generated 97.33 billion U.S. dollars in foreign trade in the first 11 months of this year, a 36.8-percent year-on-year rise, local customs house said Tuesday.
The total included 64.13 billion U.S. dollars of exports, up 34.7 percent year on year, and 33.2 billion dollars of imports, up 41.1 percent.
CHONGQING USES 50 PCT MORE FOREIGN CAPITAL
Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality approved establishment of 191 foreign-funded projects in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 20.13 percent on the same period of last year, the local commission of foreign trade and economic cooperation said Tuesday.
The projects involved 1.84 billion U.S. dollars in contracted foreign capital, down 2.44 percent year on year.
However, the city actually used 2.81 billion U.S. dollars in foreign capital over the 10 months, up 50.07 percent year on year.
HUNAN'S RETAIL SALES UP NEARLY 20 PCT
Central China's Hunan Province recorded 517.9 billion yuan (78.5 billion U.S. dollars) in retail sales in the first 11 months of this year, a 19-percent year-on-year growth, the provincial bureau of statistics said Tuesday.
The total included 467.1 billion yuan in urban areas, up 19.3 percent year on year, and 50.8 billion yuan in rural areas, up 16.3 percent.
