Though the sales and production of automobiles in June fell back a little comparing with that of in May, they enjoyed a growth on yearly basis. To be specific, the production kept a rapid growth, much higher than the sales.
        In June, the production and sales of automobiles in China reached 1,855,600 and 1,845,800 units respectively, down 6.1% and 3.4% than that of last month, but up 10.8% and 5.2% year on year. For the first half, the production and sales of automobiles were 11,783,400 and 11,683,500 units respectively, up 9.6% and 8.4% year on year. But their growth rates decreased by 3.2 percentage points and 3.9 percentage points than the previous year.