Though the sales and production of automobiles in July fell back comparing with that of in June, they still kept growth on yearly basis.
        In July, the production and sales of automobiles in China reached 1,720,200 and 1,618,100 units respectively, down 7.3% and 12.3% than that of last month, but up 8.6% and 6.7% year on year. For the first seven months, the production and sales of automobiles were 13,504,500 and 13,301,700 units respectively, up 9.5% and 8.2% year on year. But their growth rates decreased by 3 percentage points and 3.8 percentage points than the same period of last year.