The factory output ‌figure, ⁠released by the ⁠National Bureau

of Statistics, beat expectations for a ​4.7% rise ‌in a Reuters

poll of 42 analysts.Retail sales, a gauge ‌of consumption, grew ​1.0% in June,

improving from a 0.6% ⁠decrease in May, which was the ‌first drop

in more than three years. Analysts had forecast a 0.1% dip.Fixed-asset investment shrank ‌5.7% in the first ​six months