Chinese government spending slowed toward the end of the year, after Beijing front-loaded some of its fiscal firepower earlier in the year to spur growth.

Fiscal spending rose 7.7% in the January-November period from a year earlier, compared with an 8.7% increase in the January-October period, the finance ministry said.

China's fiscal revenue in the first 11 months of the year rose 3.8% on year, the same rate recorded in the January-October period, the ministry said.

Land sales revenue, the main source of income for local governments, rose 8.1% over the first 11 months, compared with a 6.9% increase in the January-October period. Spending on transportation projects was up 6.3% for the January-November period, compared with a 7.9% rise in the first 10 months of the year.