Numbersof the Week 23.5 billion yuan In 2007, the Chinese Government has invested and will invest up to 23.5 billion yuan ($3.18 billion) to raise energy efficiency and cut pollutant emissions. $62 million China exported $62.06 million worth of flowers in the first eight months of this year, growing 34.5 percent year on year, according to statistics from the General Administration of Customs. Sales to Japan, the European Union, the Republic of Korea and Association of Southeast Asian Nations grew rapidly while those to the United States and Hong Kong declined.