Numbers of the Week

15.6 billion yuan

Bank of Communications Ltd., one of the largest mainland-based commercial lenders, on August 19 reported a net profit of 15.6 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) in the first half this year, up 0.3 percent year on year.

300 billion yuan

China's shipbuilding enterprises reported a total output value of 300 billion yuan ($44 billion) in the first seven months of this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said.