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The Numbers: Rio Tinto, solar power, bonds, and magical statistics

$102b: The cumulative amount Rio Tinto is accused of overcharging for iron ore sold to Chinese steel mills over the past six years.

0.5 GW: The amount, in gigawatts, that UBS anticipates China will contribute to the growing global solar module demand next year. 

$2.93b: The amount of bonds the State Grid Corp. of China plans to sell later this month.

10%: The difference between the first-half GDP figure released by the National Bureau of Statistics and that released by the individual provinces and municipalities. 88%: The percentage of the Chinese public who don’t believe the official growth numbers.

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