Local governments are back on growth track

Despite the flat GDP growth seen in the second quarter, there was a visible improvement in the overall economy, especially at local levels.

As of Wednesday, 23 regional governments have released their GDP data for the first half of 2015. Twenty-one regions reported faster growth in the first half compared with the first quarter.

Anhui and Shandong provinces maintained flat growth in the first quarter, China Daily's compilation of each region's statistics bureau data showed.