China's industrial production grew more than expected in August as fiscal stimulus and exports boosted economic activity and retail sales recovered on domestic demand, official data revealed Tuesday.
Industrial production growth improved to 5.6 percent from 4.8 percent in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The rate was forecast to rise moderately to 5.1 percent.
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