Numbers of the Week

$427.4 billion

The value of outstanding foreign debt held by China stood at $427.4 billion at the end of June, up 14.4 percent compared to their value at the end of 2007.

420 billion yuan

Retail sales of consumer goods exceeded 420 billion yuan ($61 billion) during the weeklong National Day Holiday (September 29-October 5), a 21-percent increase over the same period last year.