Housing prices rise 2% in August (Sep 10)
Housing prices in 70 of China's large and medium-sized cities rose 2 percent in August 2009 compared to the same month in the previous year, as the country's economy improved, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics Thursday.
The prices advanced 0.9 percent from July, when housing prices rose 1.0 percent from the same month in the previous year.
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