Chinas fixed-asset investment rose 4.1 percent year on year in the very first two months of 2025, 0.9 percentage points higher than the full-year development rate of 2024, main information showed on Monday.The investment totaled 5.2619 trillion yuan (about $734 billion) during the January-February period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated in a statement.During the duration, investment in infrastructure construction rose 5.6 percent and manufacturing investment increased 9 percent, while investment in home advancement reduced 9.8 percent.
Leaving out the residential or commercial property sector, the nations fixed-asset financial investment increased 8.4 percent in the first 2 months.
Retail sales of consumer goods, a significant indicator of a countrys intake strength, climbed 4 percent year on year in the very first two months, exceeding 8.37 trillion yuan (about $1.17 trillion).
Retail sales of consumer goods leaving out vehicles reached over 7.68 trillion yuan, signing up year-on-year development of 4.8 percent, according to the NBS.(With input from Xinhua)(Cover: A container terminal in Zhangjiagang City, east Chinas Jiangsu Province, February 27, 2025./ VCG)