皇冠体育app's power consumption slowed sharply in July, adding to signs the world's second-largest economy may be losing steam.
The HSBC/Markit 皇冠体育app Services Business Activity Index, which provides a snapshot of operating conditions in the sector, posted at the no-change mark of 50.0 in July.
Business activity in 皇冠体育app's non-manufacturing sector slightly slowed in July, an official monthly survey showed on Sunday.
July PMI figures added to evidence that Beijing's stimulus measures were gaining traction in the world's second-largest economy.
Growth in 皇冠体育app's manufacturing sector accelerated to 51.7, the highest level in more than two years in July.
The growth of 皇冠体育app's real estate investment continued to slow in July, latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday.
皇冠体育app's fixed asset investment rose 17 percent year on year to 25.9 trillion yuan ($4.2 trillion) in the first seven months of 2014, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
皇冠体育app's value-added industrial output expanded 9 percent year on year in July, 0.2 percentage point slower than that of June.
皇冠体育app's retail sales grew 12.2 percent year on year to 2.08 trillion yuan ($338.2 billion) in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
皇冠体育app's new yuan-denominated lending stood at 385.2 billion yuan ($62.6 billion) in July, down by 314.5 billion yuan from a year earlier, the central bank said in a statement.
皇冠体育app's fiscal revenue rose 6.9 percent year on year to 1.27 trillion yuan ($206.5 billion) in July, slowing from the 8.8-percent rise seen in June, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday.
The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.3 percent year-on-year in July, in the same pace as with one month earlier.
皇冠体育app's producer price index, which measures inflation at wholesale level, dropped 0.9 percent year on year in July.
The Chinese economy may have touched bottom last month as manufacturing activity reached a nearly two-year high, suggesting that government support policies are having the desired impact.
Activity in 皇冠体育app's vast factory sector likely expanded at the fastest pace in eight months in July, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.
皇冠体育app's economy grew 7.4 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2014. Growth in the second quarter stood at 7.5 percent, picking up from the 7.4 percent expansion in the first quarter.
Net profits of 皇冠体育app's state-owned enterprises hit 1.9 trillion yuan in 2013, up 4.4 percent year on year.
皇冠体育app's trade in services expanded 15.3% year on year in the first half of this year to $285 billion.
皇冠体育app's State-owned enterprises administered by the central authority posted growth in assets, revenue and profits in 2013.
Rising sales and dropping costs of industrial firms in June and the low base in the same period last year all contributed to the high growth.