China's natural gas output registered stable growth in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed.

The country produced 18.1 billion cubic meters of natural gas last month, up 6.3 percent from a year earlier.

The country imported 10.86 million tonnes of natural gas last month, up 22.7 percent year on year. The growth rate was 3.8 percentage points higher than that of July, according to the bureau.

From January to August, China's natural gas output rose 5.7 percent year on year to 152.1 billion cubic meters.