China's output of energy, raw materials grows fast in 2005

China's output of energy and raw materials grew fast in 2005, figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Tuesday show.

According to an NBS report on China's economic and social development in 2005, China last year produced energy equivalent to 2.06 billion tons of standard coal, up 9.5 percent year on year.

In 2005, China generated electricity of 2.4747 trillion kilowatts hour, up 12.3 percent, produced crude coal of 2.19 billion tons, up 9.9 percent, and produced crude oil of 181 million tons, up 2.8 percent.

China produced crude steel of 352 million tons, up 24.6 percent, rolled steel of 397 million tons, up 24.1 percent and cement of 1.06 billion tons, up 10 percent.

In 2005, China manufactured 5.7 million cars, up 12.1 percent. The added value of China's high-tech industry grew 19.8 percent to 783.9 billion yuan (98 billion U.S. dollars), NBS figures show.

Source: Xinhua