China's gold consumption declined by nearly 20 percent in the first half of 2014, ending the robust growth of last year.
HSBC China's reading of the country's manufacturing PMI has risen to its highest point since the start of 2013.
China's economy grew 7.4 percent year on year in the first half of 2014, NBS announced on Wednesday.
China's home prices continued a downward trend in more cities in June, pointing to a sluggish property market that is complicating the broader economy as growth falters.
Revenue of State-owned enterprises reached 23.31 trillion yuan ($3.76 trillion) in the first half, with year-on-year growth of 5.9 percent.
China's fixed asset investment grew 17.3 percent year on year in the first six months this year.
China's industrial value added expanded 8.8 percent year on year in the first half of 2014.
China's retail sales growth accelerated during the first six months of the year, boosted by strong figures in the online sector.
China's economy growth in the second quarter stood at 7.5 percent, picking up from the 7.4 percent growth in the first quarter.
China's tax revenue, a major source of the government's fiscal income, grew 8.5 percent year on year in the first half of 2014.
China's power consumption rose 5.3 percent year on year in the first half of the year.
China's new yuan-denominated lending amounted to $175.64 billion in June, up 216.5 billion yuan year on year.
FDI into the Chinese mainland reversed the decline seen in May, edging up 0.2 percent year on year to $14.42 billion in June.
China's fiscal revenue grew modestly in the first half of 2014 while its expenditure surged as the government stepped up spending on key projects, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday.
China produced fewer bicycles in May than a year ago as a growing number of Chinese prefer to own cars.
China's trade performance improved in June but still missed market forecasts, reinforcing expectations that Beijing will have to unveil more stimulus measures to stabilize the economy.
China's exports in June went up 7.2 percent year-on-year to $186.8 billion, customs data showed on Thursday.
Factory-gate prices fell in June at their slowest pace in more than two years and inflationary pressure eased further, giving new indications that economic growth is stabilizing in China.
Chinese consumers spent more money on catering, entertainment and tourism in June, prompting a rise of 0.56 percentage point on Bankcard Consumption Confidence Index over the previous month.
China's logistics activity picked up in June as the economy showed more signs of stabilizing.
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