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(Yicai Global) Aug. 14 -- Big Chinese industrial firms retained a similar rate of growth last month as a month before that.
Value-added industrial output, which measures the activity of designated large enterprises with annual turnover of at least CNY20 million (USD2.9 million), rose 4.8 percent in July from a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics announced today.
Some 25 of 41 industries maintained growth in July while the manufacturing sector accelerated its pace to 6 percent.
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