The National Bureau of Statistics announced that China's industrial value added grew by 6.9% year-on-year in October, with an expected increase of 6.7% and a previous increase of 6.9%. China's total retail sales of consumer goods grew 4.3% year-on-year in October, with an expected increase of 5%, and a 3.3% increase in the previous value. China's January-October urban fixed-asset investment rose 1.8% year-on-year, expected to grow 1.6%, with the previous value up 0.8%.