URUMQI — Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region saw the added value of the secondary industry increase by 5 percent year-on-year in the first half year, with coal, oil and natural gas, and non-metallic mineral products industries as the main driving force, according to local authorities.

Hao Junqing, deputy director of the regional statistics bureau, said at a press conference on July 26 that the added value of coal mining and washing industry increased by 33.2 percent year-on-year in the first half year, while that of oil and gas exploration industry increased by 6.7 percent, and that of non-metallic mineral products industry leaped 10.3 percent during the period.

In the first half year, Xinjiang's raw coal output reached 181.48 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 28.8 percent. The crude oil output amounted to 16.2 million tons, an increase of 8.9 percent year-on-year.

During the period, natural gas output reached 20.98 billion cubic meters, up 5.9 percent year-on-year.