BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's fiscal revenue increased 3.3 percent year on year to around 15.07 trillion yuan (about 2.13 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first nine months of 2019, official data showed Thursday.

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The central government collected about 7.2 trillion yuan during the period, up 3.5 percent year on year, while local governments saw revenue up 3.1 percent to about 7.86 trillion yuan, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

China's fiscal spending expanded 9.4 percent year on year to around 17.86 trillion yuan during the January-September period, MOF data showed.