(Yicai Global) Dec. 15 -- Chinese value-added industrial output, which measures the activity of designated large enterprises with annual turnover of at least CNY20 million (USD3 million), rose 7 percent last month on the year, the National Bureau of Statistics said today.

The figure is higher than the 6.92 percent increase expected by economists Yicai Global surveyed.

The figure for January through November rose 2.3 percent from the same period last year.

Editor: Ben Armour