China's industrial production growth in July dropped by 2.8 percent from June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Tuesday.

According to the NBS, the total added value of China's large and medium-sized industrial enterprises has risen by 19.5 percent year on year in June, hitting a record high in the past ten years.

The increased value of these enterprises in July is 16.7 percent up over the same period of last year.

(Xinhua News Agency August 15, 2006)