32.4 bln yuan

China's lottery sales in July, up 19.8 percent year on year

9.9%

Year-on-year drop of China's crude oil output in August, the biggest monthly drop since 2003, as refineries slashed production amid sluggish global oil prices

563.1 bln kwh

Electricity consumed by China in August, up 8.3 percent year on year

948.7 bln yuan

China's new yuan-denominated lending in August, more than double that of last month

150.1 tln yuan

M2—the broad measure of money supply, which covers cash in circulation and all deposits—at the end of August, up 11.4 percent year on year

45.45 tln yuan

M1—the narrow measure of money supply, which covers cash in circulation plus demand deposits—at the end of August, up 25.3 percent year on year

10.2%

Year-on-year growth of retail sales in China in August, after adjusting for inflation

280 mln tons

Coal production in China in August, down 11 percent year on year

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