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Beijing sells 122,000 autos in 1st quarter
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-04-21 14:39
A total of 122,000 automobiles were sold in Beijing in the first quarter of
the year.
That represents a rise of 81.3 percent from the same period last year, much
higher than the 11 percent growth rate recorded for the January-March period
last year, said information from Beijing Municipal Administration for Commerce.
Retail sales of autos in the city rose by 16.8 percent to hit 7.03 billion
yuan (US$847 million), accounting for 13.3 percent of the city's total retail
sales of consumer commodities.
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