AUTO SHOW: Attendees to the 2011 China Xi'an International Auto Exhibition, opened on June 15, look at a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG sports car on display. More than 600 new auto models debuted at the six-day event (LI YIBO)

Numbers of the Week

386.5 billion kwh

China's power consumption in May rose 10.8 percent year on year to reach 386.5 billion kilowatt hours, according to data from the National Energy Administration.

$9.225 billion

China received $9.225 billion in foreign direct investment in May, up 13.43 percent from a year ago, said the Ministry of Commerce.