Public Investment has also been weak
According to the preliminary estimation, the gross domestic product (GDP) of China was 34,063.7 billion yuan in the first half year of 2016, a year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent at comparable prices. Specifically, the year-on-year growth of the first quarter was 6.7 percent and 6.7 percent for the second quarter. The value added of the primary industry was 2,209.7 billion yuan, up by 3.1 percent; the secondary industry 13,425.0 billion yuan, up by 6.1 percent; and the tertiary industry 18,429.0 billion yuan, up by 7.5 percent. The GDP of the second quarter of 2016 went up by 1.8 percent on a quarter-on-quarter base.
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