BEIJING - The growth rate of China's urban fixed-asset investment slowed to 17.9 percent in the first two month of 2014, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Thursday.

Industrial added value up 8.6%

China's industrial added value expanded 8.6 percent year on year in the first two months of this year, official figures revealed on Thursday.

On a month-to-month basis, industrial added value in February edged up slightly by 0.61 percent from the previous month. >>>

Jan-Feb home sales down 5%

The sales value of housing units in China went down five percent year on year in the first two months of 2014, latest government data showed.

The decrease was registered along with a decline in the floor space of housing units sold during the same period, which went down 1.2 percent year on year. >>>

Retail sales up 11.8%

China's retail sales grew 11.8 percent year on year to 4.23 trillion yuan ($690 billion) in the first two months of the year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday. The growth rate was 13.6 percent in December. >>>

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