It is reported by Xinhua that China's industrial production grew 16.6 percent in April from the same month last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday.

In which, the output of textile industry grew 13.1 percent and that of raw chemical materials and chemical products rose 16.9 percent.

In terms of products, the output of coal went up by 18.9 percent, crude oil, up 2.6 percent and electricity, up 11.2 percent.

The value of goods for export delivered by large -and medium-sized enterprises witnessed a 22.4-percent growth in April to 473.3 billion yuan (59 billion dollars).

The sales ratio of industrial goods increased by 0.19 percentage points year-on-year to 98 percent.

Large -and medium-sized enterprises comprise all state-owned ones and non-state owned ones whose annual sales exceed 5 million yuan (625,000 dollars).