AFP, (18/10) -- China's industrial production, which measures output at
factories, workshops and mines, rose 10.2 percent in September
year-on-year, the government announced Friday.Retail sales, a
key indicator for consumer spending in the world's second--largest
economy, also rose 13.3 percent in September year-on year, the National
Bureau of Statistics said.Fixed asset investment, a measure of
government spending on infrastructure, rose 20.2 percent during the
first nine months of the year, it added.