China's industrial output up 5.4% in November

A robot operates equipment on the assembly line of an automaker in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. (YUAN JINGZHI/FOR CHINA DAILY)

China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 5.4 percent year-on-year in November, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

China's retail sales increased 3.0 percent year-on-year in November, the NBS said.