6,000

The number of micro-credit companies in China, with outstanding loans exceeding 540 billion yuan ($85.7 billion), according to the China Microfinance Institution Association on November 17.

15.88 billion yuan

Sales for prime-time advertisements on China Central Television for 2013, the highest in 19 years, according to the TV station on November 18.

$1 billion

The annual investment that Royal Dutch Shell Plc., Europe's largest oil company, vowed to make in its upstream businesses in China, according to Peter Voser, the company's CEO, on November 20.

20 billion yuan

The value of bonds that PetroChina Co., China's biggest oil and gas producer, sold on November 21. The proceeds will be used to repay bank loans and replenish its working capital, according to a company statement.

1.606 million

The number of auto sales for October in China.

446,100

The number of units sold by the top five carmakers in October, accounting for 49.29 percent of total car sales.

137,400

The number of units sold from the country's top five car brands in October, accounting for 15.18 percent of total car sales for the month.