On July 15, the National Bureau of Statistics released data based on preliminary calculation as follows: in the first half of 2015, China’s GDP reached 29.6868 trillion yuan, up 7% based on comparable price; the first quarter saw 7% GDP growth year on year, and the second quarter kept the same growth; in the first half, the primary industry’s added value was 2.0225 trillion yuan, up 3.5% year on year, the second industry’s added value was 12.9548 trillion yuan, up 6.1% year on year, and the tertiary industry’s added value was 14.6965 trillion yuan, up 8.4% year on year; and the 2^nd quarter saw a GDP growth of 1.7% comparing with that of the 1^st quarter.

 

Source:  Excerpts from news.163.com , July 16, 2015