National Bureau of Statistics: From January to May, national fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) was 17.8512 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.1%.

On June 16th, the National Bureau of Statistics released the basic situation of national fixed asset investment from January to May 2026. From January to May, the national fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) was 17.8512 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.1% (calculated by comparable caliber). Among them, investment in intellectual property products increased by 9.3% year-on-year. Looking at the different industries, investment in the primary industry was 388.7 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year; investment in the secondary industry was 6499.8 billion yuan, an increase of 0.1%; investment in the tertiary industry was 10963.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 6.8%. Industrial investment increased by 0.1% year-on-year. Among them, investment in mining increased by 6.2%, investment in manufacturing decreased by 0.4%, and investment in electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply decreased by 0.1%. Infrastructure investment increased by 0.6% year-on-year. Among them, investment in water transportation increased by 23.3%, investment in air transportation increased by 21.7%, investment in ecological protection and environmental governance increased by 3.5%, and investment in gas production and supply increased by 2.8%. In terms of regions, investment in the eastern region decreased by 6.4% year-on-year, investment in the central region decreased by 2.9%, investment in the western region decreased by 6.6%, and investment in the northeastern region decreased by 17.5%. In terms of registration statistical categories, fixed asset investment in domestic enterprises decreased by 3.9% year-on-year, investment in enterprises from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan decreased by 8.7%, and investment in foreign-invested enterprises decreased by 4.3%. From January to May, private fixed asset investment decreased by 7.1% year-on-year. Compared on a month-on-month basis, fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) decreased by 1.91% in May. This article is excerpted from the National Bureau of Statistics by GMTEight Editor: Chen Wenfang.