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UPDATED: November 5, 2012 NO. 45 NOVEMBER 8, 2012
Numbers of the Week NO. 45, 2012
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100

The number of outlets Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open in China over the next three years, which will create roughly 18,000 jobs, according to the U.S.-based retail giant on October 30.

4.94 trillion kwh

The estimated electricity consumption in China in 2012, up 5 percent from a year earlier, according to the China Electricity Council on October 30.

57.5 million tons

The estimated number of China's soybean imports in 2012, a record high and up 9.3 percent year on year, said the Ministry of Agriculture.

13.4 times

The average price Chinese are willing to pay for an apartment is 13.4 times their annual family income, said a survey by house.ifeng.com, Horizon Research Consultancy Group and World Union Property Ltd. on October 29.

3.52 trillion yuan

The profits of industrial enterprises above the designated size—annual sales revenue of more than 20 million yuan ($3.15 million)—from January to September, a 1.8-percent year-on-year decrease.

14

The number of industrial sectors that witnessed year-on-year lower profits from January to September.

68%

Year-on-year drop in profits of the ferrous metal processing sector from January to September.



 
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