Revenues of China's software industry up 25.4 pct

 BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The software industry garnered¹ more than 1.3 trillion yuan (205 billion U.S. dollars) in revenues in the first seven months of this year, up 25.4 percent year on year, government data showed Monday.

The fast revenue growth came as the software businesses flourished in the nation's western regions such as Chongqing, Sichuan and Shaanxi during the period, the Ministry² of Industry and Information Technology announced.

Data released by the ministry also showed that the surge in revenues was accompanied by a 12.5-percent rise in exports value of the sector³ in the same period, which reached 19.1 billion U.S. dollars, up 12.5 percent year on year.

Data showed that the sector's exports have been recovering since May this year, with growth rates in May, June, and July up 1.3, 0.2, and 0.8 percentage points, respectively, on a monthly basis.

1 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。