Numbers of the Week

3.7 percent

China's power consumption in October was 269.85 billion kwh, down 3.7 percent compared with October 2007, the first year-on-year monthly decrease since 1999 amid an economic slowdown, according to the China Electricity Council.

100 million yuan

Youku.com, a Chinese YouTube-style website, plans to generate 100 million yuan ($14.6 million) of revenue by providing about 40,000 television programs online with built-in advertisements. Its deal with more than 1,000 television content providers will let viewers watch 80 percent of Chinese television programs online.