6.5% 

Year-on-year growth of China's value-added industrial output in April, 0.5 percentage points higher than the same month of last year  

484.7 bln kWh 

Electricity consumption in China in April, a year-on-year increase of 6 percent as a result of economic improvement 

$38.8 bln  

Trade volume between China and African countries in the first quarter, surging 16.8 percent year on year  

14,397 units 

Sales of China's excavator manufacturers in April, up 101.1 percent year on year partly due to rising construction demand 

14.43 tln yuan 

China's fixed assets investment from January to April, growing 8.9 percent year on year 

$46 bln 

Chinese companies’ investment in the United States, tripling the amount in 2015 and a tenfold increase compared to five years ago, said a report jointly released by the Rhodium Group and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations 

2.08 mln units 

Auto sales in China in April, down 2.2 percent year on year due to a decrease in demand and higher sales tax 

$199.2 mln  

Net revenue of Chinese social media giant Sina Weibo in the first quarter, up 67 percent year on year 

Copyedited by Chris Surtees

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