From January to April, the national investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) was 15,354.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.8 percent. Among them, the private fixed asset investment was 8,687.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.3 percent. On a month on month basis, fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) decreased by 0.82 percent in April.

 

 

By industry, the investment in the primary industry was 382.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8 percent; the investment in the secondary industry was 4,758 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6 percent; and the investment in the tertiary industry was 10,213.6 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3 percent.

 

In the secondary industry, industrial investment increased by 12.7 percent year-on-year. Among them, the investment in mining industry increased by 18.8 percent, the investment in manufacturing industry increased by 12.2 percent, and the investment in power, heat, gas and water production and supply industry increased by 13.0 percent.

 

In the tertiary industry, infrastructure investment (excluding power, heat, gas and water production and supply) increased by 6.5 percent year-on-year. Among them, investment in water conservancy management increased by 12.0 percent, investment in public facilities management increased by 7.1 percent, investment in road transportation increased by 0.4 percent, and investment in railway transportation decreased by 7.0 percent.

 

In terms of regions, the investment in the eastern region increased by 6.3 percent, the investment in the central region increased by 12.0 percent, the investment in the western region increased by 8.5 percent, and the investment in the northeast region decreased by 7.7 percent.

 

According to the types of registration, the investment of domestic enterprises increased by 6.9 percent, that of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan enterprises increased by 7.5 percent and that of foreign enterprises increased by 0.4 percent.