TABLE-China Q1 economic growth breakdown, by major sector
BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) - China's economy grew 6.9 percent in the first quarter, the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2015, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. Below is a table of NBS data published on Tuesday showing a breakdown of first quarter GDP by major sector, with year-on-year growth rates for each. 1Q2017 4Q2016 3Q2016 2Q2016 1Q2016 GDP 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 Primary industry (agricultural) 3 2.9 4 3.1 2.9 Secondary industry (manufacturing 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.3 5.9 and construction) Tertiary (services) 7.7 8.3 7.6 7.5 7.6 Agri/forestry/animal 3.2 3.1 4.1 3.3 3.1 husbandry/fishery Industrial 6.5 6.1 6.1 6 5.7 Construction 5.3 5.9 6 7.3 7.8 Retail/wholesale 7.4 7.2 7 6.5 5.8 Transportation/storage/postal 8.7 9.9 6.5 5.7 3.3 Catering and accommodation 7.4 7.3 6.5 6.8 7 Finance 4.4 3.8 5.6 5.3 8.1 Real estate 7.8 7.7 8.8 8.8 9.1 (Reporting by Elias Glenn; Editing by Richard Borsuk)