China's industrial consumption and production grew more than expected at the beginning of the year. Retail sales rose 4 percent between January and February from the same period a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on March 17, beating economists' expectations and accelerating from 3.7 percent in December.
Industrial production rose 5.9 percent. Fixed asset investments grew by 4.1 percent.
Source (Al-Arabiya.net Website, Edited)