Li Xiaochao, spokesman with the National Bureau of Statistics, speaks at a press conference in Beijing, July 19, 2007.(Photo: China.org.cn)
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    BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 11.9 percent in the second quarter of the year, bringing the first half growth to 11.5 percent, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday.    

    The country's GDP reached 10.68 trillion yuan (1.39 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half, with growth rate 0.5 percentage points higher from the same period of 2006.

    The primary, secondary and tertiary sectors reported 947 billion, 5.55 trillion and 4.18 trillion yuan in added value in the first half, with the secondary sector, including manufacturing, mining and construction, growing at the fastest year-on-year rate of 13.6 percent.

    The primary sector posted a growth rate of 4.0 percent and the tertiary sector, including transport, telecommunications, catering, tourism, banking and insurance, recorded an increase of 10.6 percent.

China's consumer price index rises 4.4% in June

    BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI) rose 4.4 percent in June compared with a year ago, Li Xiaochao, spokesman with the National Bureau of Statistics, said on Thursday.

    CPI in the first half of this year increased 3.2 percent year on year.

China's fixed assets investment up 25.9% in first half

    BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China's fixed assets investment in the first half of this year totaled 5.4168 trillion yuan (716.5billion U.S. dollars), up 25.9 percent year on year. The growth is3.9 percentage points lower than that of the same period of 2006, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

    Investment in urban areas reached 4.6078 trillion yuan, up 26.7percent, while the investment in the rural area came to 809 billion yuan, up 21.5 percent.