The added value of China's major industrial enterprises grew 16.6 percent in November to 659 billion yuan (US$82 billion) over the same month of last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday.

The sales ratio of the enterprises stood at 97.81 percent, 0.13 percentage points lower than November last year.

Their value of export delivery totaled 444 billion yuan, up 21.7 percent year on year.

Two-digit growth was registered in the industrial added value of nonmetal minerals products, textile and clothing manufacturing, ferrous metals smelting and pressing, telecommunications devices, computer and other electronic devices, and chemical materials and related processing industries.

The output of coal rose 11.4 percent year on year, crude oil, 2.4 percent, electricity, 10.9 percent, and rolled steel, 19.6 percent.

The output of motor vehicles increased by 21.6 percent, of which, that of sedans was up 52.1 percent.

(Xinhua News Agency December 13, 2005)