In this September, the business boom index of national houses was 104.83, down by 0.33 point over this August.

    The sub-index of the floor space of completed buildings. In this September, this index was 101.09, down by 0.65 point over this August and down by 8.91 points over last September, being the sub-index with the largest year-on-year decline. In the period of from the Jan. to Sept., the floor space area of the completed buildings throughout the country totaled 169 million sq.m., a year-on-year rise of 9.5% which was 25.4 percentage points lower than the rise of the same period of last year. Especially, the floor space area of commercial residential buildings was 139 million sq.m., up 9.1%. Analyzed by region, the floor space area of completed buildings in the eastern region was 104 million sq.m., a year-on-year rise of 4.3%; those in the central and western regions went up 27.8% and 11.6% respectively.

    The sub-index of the floor space of developed land. In this September, the sub-index of the floor space of developed land was 107.97, down by 1.61 points over this August which was 6.89 points lower than the rise of the same period of last year. In the period of from the Jan. to Sept., the area of completely developed land throughout the country was 122 million sq.m., a year-on-year rise of 8.1% which was 30.8 percentage points lower than the rise of the same period of last year. In the first three quarters, the area of completely developed land was 25.19 million sq.m., a year-on-year rise of 33%.

    The sub-index of the floor space area of new-started buildings. In this September, this sub-index was 102.58, down by 0.55 point over this August which was 6.15 points lower than last September. In the period of from the Jan. to Sept., the floor space area of the new-started commercial buildings across the country was 411 million sq.m., a year-on-year rise of 12.2% which was 18.2 percentage points lower than the rise of last September. Especially, the floor space area of new-started commercial residential buildings was 328 million sq.m., a year-on-year rise of 10.6% which was 18 percentage points less than the rise of last September.

    The sub-index of real estate development. In this September, the sub-index of real estate development was 106.08, down by 0.08 point over this August which was 0.95 point lower than last Sept.. In the first nine months of this year, the investment in the national real estate reached 835.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 28.3% which was 0.5 percentage point lower than the rise of the first eight months. Especially, the investment in the commercial residential buildings was 568.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 27.4%; that in the office buildings and commercial business buildings rose 32% and 35.1% year on year.

    The sub-index of sales price of commercial buildings. In this September, the sub-index of sales price of commercial houses was 102.66, down by 0.72 point over this August but up by 5.40 points over last September. In the first nine months of this year, the national average price of commercial buildings was 2777 yuan per sq.m., a year-on-year rise of the national average sales price of commercial residential houses was 2566 yuan per sq.m., a year-on-year rise of 10.9%. Analyzed by region, the average sales price of commercial houses in the eastern region was 3449 yuan per sq.m., a year-on-year rise of 14.3%; those in the central and western region rose 15.7% and 9% respectively.

    The sub-index of the floor space area of vacant commercial houses. In this September, this index was 91.43, down by 0.24 point over this August which was 4.40 points lower over last September. At the end of this September, the floor space area of the national vacant commercial houses was 97.48 million sq.m., a year-on-year decline of 2.3%. Specifically speaking, the floor space area of commercial houses vacant for over one year was 57 million sq.m., accounting for 58.5%. Analyzed by use, the floor space area of vacant commercial residential houses was 57.36 million sq.m., a year-on-year decline of 11.4%; that of vacant office buildings rose 0.1% year on year; that of vacant commercial business buildings presented a year-on-year rise of 20.3%.