Xinhua Silk Road - Belt and Road Portal, China's silk road economic belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Website Xinhua Silk Road - Belt and Road Portal, China's silk road economic belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Website
Subscribe CustomBlackClose

Belt & Road Weekly Subscription Form

download_pop

Research ReportCustomBlackClose

The full edition of the report is available at Xinhua Silk Road Database. You can click the “Table of Content” to have a general understanding of it.

Click on the button below to create your account and get immediate access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial

Xinhua Silk Road Database
Economy

China's power use rises in Jan.-Feb.

March 21, 2017


Abstract : China's electricity consumption, an important indicator of economic activity, rose significantly in the first two months this year, suggesting economic improvement, official data showed on Monday.

BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- China's electricity consumption, an important indicator of economic activity, rose significantly in the first two months this year, suggesting economic improvement, official data showed on Monday.

Power use rose 6.3 percent year on year to 935.6 billion kilowatt hours in the Jan.- Feb. period, according to data with the National Energy Administration.

In the first two months, electricity use by primary industry climbed 12 percent from a year earlier. Power consumption by secondary industry went up 6.7 percent, while tertiary industry saw a 7.3-percent rise amid economic restructuring.

Meanwhile, residential power consumption grew 3.5 percent year on year, which compared to 11.8-percent growth in Jan.-Feb. last year, largely due to diminishing usage during the warm winter.

The increase in power usage in secondary industries, compared with negative growth in the same period last year, indicated continued growth momentum of China's industrial sector, said experts.

The figures for February, in which power use grew 17.2 percent year on year to 448.8 billion kilowatt hours, provided a more encouraging suggestion of growth.

Scan the QR code and push it to your mobile phone

Keyword: China-power-use

Write to Us belt & road login close

Do you want to be a contributor to Xinhua Silk Road and tell us your Belt & Road story? Send your articles to [email protected] and share your stories with more people.

Click on the button below to create your account and get im http://img.silkroad.news.cn/templates/silkroad/en2017te access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial

Ask Us A Question belt & road login close

If you have any questions, please enter them in the box below.

Identifying code Reload

Write to Us belt & road login close

Do you want to be a contributor to Xinhua Silk Road and tell us your Belt & Road story? Send your articles to silkroadweekly@xinhua.org and share your stories with more people.

Click on the button below to create your account and get im http://img.silkroad.news.cn/templates/silkroad/en2017te access to thousands of articles.

Start a Free Trial