China’s fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) reached 19,194.7 billion yuan in the first five months of 2025, rising 3.7 per cent year on year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday.
By sector, infrastructure investment grew by 5.6 per cent, manufacturing by 8.5 per cent, while real estate development investment declined by 10.7 per cent year on year, the report revealed.
The floor space of newly built commercial buildings sold totalled 353.15 million square metres, down 2.9 per cent, while total sales value reached 3,409.1 billion yuan, down 3.8 per cent year on year.
By industry, investment in the primary sector increased by 8.4 per cent, the secondary sector by 11.4 per cent, while investment in the tertiary sector declined by 0.4 per cent, the statement showed.
Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English
Subediting: M. S. Salama