China's car sales rise 14.8% in April
Passenger vehicle sales totalled 1.78 million units last month and were up 8.2% at 6.97 million units in the first four months, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Sunday.
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China's January-July fiscal revenue grows 0.1%
BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - China's fiscal revenue returned to a 0.1% growth in the first seven months of 2025 from a year earlier after a 0.3% fall in the first half, finance ministry data showed on Tuesday. Fiscal expenditure expanded 3.4% on the year in the January-July period, unchanged from the first half.
