China's Q1 GDP grows by 7.7%  

统计局:一季度GDP同比增7.7% 经济运行总体平稳

国家统计局15日上午10时举行新闻发布会，介绍2013年一季度国民经济运行情况。据国家统计局新闻发言人、国民经济综合统计司司长盛来运介绍，一季度国内生产总值118855亿元，按可比价格计算，同比增长7.7%。

(CNS) --China's gross domestic product (GDP) registered a 7.7 percent year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2013, according to data released at a press briefing on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

According to preliminary statistics, China's GDP totaled 11.9 trillion yuan ($1.9 trillion) in the first quarter, registering a 7.7 percent year-on-year growth, said NBS spokesman Sheng Laiyun.

Primary industry achieved a year-on-year growth of 3.4 percent, secondary industry 7.8 percent, and tertiary industry 8.3 percent.

Since the beginning of this year, the central government has taken measures to spur steady progress in economic work, Sheng said.