10.7%

China's real GDP growth between 2003 and 2011 was 10.7 percent on a yearly basis, said the National Bureau of Statistics on August 15.

6.3482

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar stood at 6.3482 on August 15, skidding to an eight month low, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

4.5%

Power consumption growth, dragged down by a surprise industrial output slowdown, slowed to 4.5 percent from a year earlier to 455.6 billion kwh in July, said the National Energy Administration on August 14.

51%

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., the country's biggest cement producer, said its net profit plunged nearly 51 percent year on year in the first half of 2012.

11.45 trillion yuan

From January to July, China's private fixedasset investment totaled 11.45 trillion yuan ($1.8 trillion), up 25.5 percent year on year.

5.05 trillion yuan

Private fixed-asset investment in the service sector totaled 5.05 trillion yuan ($793.9 billion) from January to July, up 21.1 percent year on year.

2.3 trillion yuan

Private fixed-asset investment in west China stood at 2.3 trillion yuan ($365.16 billion), up 30.8 percent year on year.