52.9%

China's non-manufacturing purchasing managers index, a key economic indicator for the service industry, fell to 52.9 percent in January from 56 percent in December 2011, said the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

988 billion yuan

The main business revenue of the nation's telecommunication sector went up 10 percent year on year to reach 988 billion yuan ($157 billion) in 2011, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

156 billion yuan

China's postal service revenue totaled 156 billion yuan ($24.8 billion) in 2011, up 22.3 percent year on year. Half of the revenue came from express delivery business, said the State Post Bureau.

39.3%

China Vanke Co. Ltd., the country's largest property developer by market value, saw its home sales slump 39.3 percent year on year to 12.2 billion yuan ($1.96 billion) in January.