China’s commodity production moderate in Q1 despite climbing prices, while auto, industrial robot output surged

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China's industrial output increased significantly in the first quarter, but the picture in the industrial sector was divided with commodity production remained moderate despite spiking prices while manufacturing sector posting rapid growth.

China's industrial output increased 24.5 per cent year over year in the first quarter of the year, and in March alone, industrial output increased 14.1 per cent from a year earlier, but slowing significantly from the 35.1 per cent growth in the first two months of the year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.