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October 20 – China will consume 17.5 million barrels of oil per day and will have to import as much as 80% of aggregate demand by 2030, becoming the world's largest oil consumer, BP predicted.
October 18 – China's sugar output was up 3.8% year on year to 8.18 million tons in the first nine months, the National Bureau of Statistics said. China is the world's second largest sugar consumer and third largest producer.
October 18 – China's output of the top 10 most used nonferrous metals was up 14% year on year to three million tons in September and was up 11% year on year to 25.86 million tons in the first nine months, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
October 18 – China produced 226.39 tons of gold in the first eight months of 2011, up 3.9% from the same period a year ago, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. The industry's profit jumped 41.1% year on year to ¥20.43 billion over the period.
October 18 – China's crude oil output was up 1.6% year on year to 151.83 million tons in the first nine months of this year, the National Development and Reform Commission said.
October 17 – China's reserves of refined oil fell to 11.48 million tons as of the end of September, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. Consumption of refined oil grew 5.7% year on year to 180.43 million tons in the first nine months of this year, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.
October 17 – China's potash output will likely climb to six million tons this year, predicted Wei Chengguang, the chairman of the Chinese Potash Industry Association.
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@2011 China Economy @ The China Perspective.
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