Numbers of the Week

27.1 billion yuan

The top five domestic oil producers and refineries earned 27.1 billion yuan ($4 billion) in the first four months of this year, surging 44.8 percent from a year earlier.

6.5 billion yuan

A total of 6.5 billion yuan ($951 million) in the central budget in 2008 and 2009 will be appropriated for south-to-north water diversion projects.