China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, maintained stable growth in the first 10 months of the year, official data showed on Monday.
Power use increased 3.8 percent year on year to nearly 7.18 trillion kilowatt-hours in the period, according to the National Energy Administration.
Power consumption in the primary industry grew 9.9 percent year on year in the first 10 months. Electricity consumed by the secondary and tertiary industries increased 1.7 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively. Residents' power consumption registered a year-on-year increase of 12.6 percent.
In October alone, China's power consumption was 683.4 billion kilowatt-hours, up 2.2 percent year on year. Power use in the primary and secondary industries rose 6.5 percent and 3 percent, respectively, while power use in the tertiary sector dropped 2 percent.
