21.   The state statistics bureau reported that both industrial production and industrial orders had turned lower in January.

22.   The Russian economy grew by five percent last year, preliminary figures published on Wednesday by the state statistics committee showed.

23.   The price of food products in China surged again last month, the state statistics bureau said in a report published on Monday by the China Business Times.

24.   The Xinhua news agency quoted officials from the state statistics bureau as saying the state sector production figure was still rising owing partly to massive short-term loans in April.

25.   Some state statistics indicate that two-thirds of publicly-owned firms are loss-making.

26.   The gap between rich and poor in Russia has narrowed only slightly in the past year, the state statistics institute said on Saturday.