Graphics: China's industrial output climbs 4.8% in November

China's economy remained stable in November, sustaining the momentum of steady progress, with industrial production climbing 4.8 percent and exports of goods rising 5.7 percent compared to a year ago, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.

The country's retail sales grew 1.3 percent year on year in November, while fixed-asset investment shrank 2.6 percent in the first 11 months of this year. The urban unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.1 percent. The consumer price index rebounded to rise 0.7 percent.

China will adopt more proactive and effective macroeconomic policies, keep expanding domestic demand and optimize supply, said Fu Linghui, a spokesman for the NBS.