China's Nov. power consumption rises 8.5 pct

China's electricity consumption, an indicator of economic activity, rose 8.5 percent year on year in November, official data showed on Saturday.

The growth was lower than October's 9.5-percent rise and September's 10.4-percent increase, according to figures released by the National Energy Administration.

Total power consumption by the end of November rose 7.5 percent year on year to 4.83 trillion kilowatt hours, accelerating from the 7.4-percent increase recorded in the first 10 months of 2013, the administration said.