AUTO EXPO: A Carnival sedan model from Chang'an Ford Automobile Co. Ltd. is displayed at the 11th Xinjiang International Auto Industry Expo, which was held from August 3-8 in Urumqi, and attracted over 60 domestic and foreign automakers (WANG FEI)

5.32 trillion yuan

China's petroleum and chemical industry saw their output value in the first half of 2011 increase 34.4 percent year on year to reach 5.32 trillion yuan ($825.8 billion), said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

3,000 yuan

Land prices in 105 monitored cities of China averaged 3,000 yuan ($465) per square meter in the second quarter, up 8.9 percent from a year ago, said the Ministry of Land and Resources.