In the first 7 months of 2014, Chongqing's economy was running well because of the good performance of consumption, investment and exports.

Data show that in the first 7 months, the city's fixed asset investment reached 646.6 billion yuan, an increase of 18.3%.

Meanwhile, the city's total retail sales of social consumer goods amounted to 287.5 billion yuan, an increase of 13.1%.

In addition, the total volume of the city's import and export stood at 337.9 billion yuan, up 48.4%.