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Industrial Output Grew 13.9%: The country’s output rose year-on-year in June, up from 13.1% in May, the State Statistics Bureau reported. The growth brought industrial output for the first six months to $103.2 billion, a growth rate of 14% over the same period last year. Bureau officials were not immediately available for comment. The output figures are measures according to the value added at each stage of the production process.
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