National Bureau of Statistics: From January to April, the national fixed asset investment was 14,129.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.6%.

The data released by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that from January to April, the total fixed asset investment in China (excluding rural households) was 14,129.3 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.6% compared to the same period last year (calculated by comparable caliber). By industry, the investment in the primary industry was 315 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1% year-on-year; the investment in the secondary industry was 5,106.5 billion yuan, an increase of 2.5%; the investment in the tertiary industry was 8,707.7 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.2%. Industrial investment increased by 2.5% year-on-year. Among them, investment in mining increased by 11.1%, manufacturing investment increased by 1.2%, and investment in electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply increased by 4.4%. Infrastructure investment increased by 4.3% year-on-year. Among them, investment in water transport increased by 28.4%, investment in air transportation increased by 27.3%, investment in ecological protection and environmental governance increased by 5.9%, and investment in electricity, heat production, and supply increased by 5.0%. In terms of regions, investment in the eastern region decreased by 2.6% year-on-year, investment in the central region decreased by 1.2%, investment in the western region decreased by 3.3%, and investment in the northeastern region decreased by 15.0%. In terms of registration statistical categories, investment in fixed assets of domestic enterprises decreased by 1.3% year-on-year, investment in fixed assets of enterprises with investment from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan decreased by 6.8%, and investment in fixed assets of foreign-invested enterprises decreased by 4.9%. From January to April, private fixed asset investment decreased by 5.2% year-on-year. In terms of month-on-month comparison, fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) decreased by 2.36% in April. This article is excerpted from the National Bureau of Statistics, edited by Xue Wenqiang at GMTEight.