On April 17, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that from January to March, the country’s investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) was 1,067.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%, and the growth rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than that in January-February. From a month-on-month perspective, investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) rose by 0.57% in March. Among them, private investment in fixed assets was 6,268.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.9%.

The second industry invested 3581.3 billion yuan, an increase of 2%, and the growth rate dropped by 0.4%. In the secondary industry, industrial investment increased by 2% year-on-year, with the growth rate falling by 0.4% from January to February. Manufacturing investment rose by 3.8%, and the growth rate dropped by 0.5%. Among them, fixed investment in the textile industry increased by 2.5%.

In terms of regions, investment in the eastern region increased by 6% year-on-year, and the growth rate increased by 0.3% from January to February; investment in the central region increased by 10.2%, and the growth rate dropped by 0.5%; investment in the western region increased by 9.4%, and the growth rate dropped by 1.7 Percentage points; investment in Northeast China increased by 1.4%, and the growth rate dropped by 6.7 percentage points.