China November industrial output up

Published Dec 10, 2013

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Beijing - China's industrial output, which measures production at factories, workshops and mines, rose 10.0 percent in November year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Tuesday.

Retail sales, a key indicator of consumer spending in the world's second-largest economy, also increased, gaining 13.7 percent in November from the year before, the NBS said.

Fixed asset investment, a measure of government spending on infrastructure, expanded 19.9 percent during the first 11 months of the year, it added. - Sapa-AFP

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