Statistics
China energy intensity fell 2.2% in 2009
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-02-25 13:51
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BEIJING: China's energy use in generating each dollar of gross domestic product fell 2.2 percent in 2009, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
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China set a goal of cutting energy intensity -- the amount of fuel needed to generate each dollar of national income -- by 20 percent in the five years through 2010.
The Statistics Bureau also said that China consumed 3.1 billion tons of standard coal in 2009, up 6.3 percent from 2008.
