Zhejiang: The province's industrial added value above designated size increased by 5.3% year-on-year in July.

The statistics bureau of Zhejiang Province released data showing that in July, the added value of the province's industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 5.3% year-on-year. From January to July, the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 7.3%. In the first half of the year, the operating income of service enterprises above designated size was 1.75 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.7%. From January to July, fixed asset investment decreased by 1.9% year-on-year, with a growth of 8.0% in fixed asset investment excluding real estate development. The total retail sales of consumer goods in July were 300.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%. From January to July, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 22 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2%. From January to July, the total import and export of goods was 3.19 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%. In July, the consumer price index fell by 0.1% year-on-year and rose by 0.4% month-on-month. From January to July, the consumer price index fell by 0.2% year-on-year. In July, the producer price index for industrial products dropped by 2.7% year-on-year and 0.3% month-on-month; the purchase price index for industrial producers fell by 5.7% year-on-year and 0.4% month-on-month. From January to July, the producer price index and the purchase price index for industrial products fell by 1.9% and 3.7% year-on-year respectively.