China's fixed-asset investment falls 1.6 percent in first four months

Official data showed China's fixed-asset investment dropped 1.6 percent year on year in the first four months of 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics reported.

The National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement on Monday that fixed-asset investment totaled 14.13 trillion yuan, or about 2.06 trillion U.S. dollars.

Infrastructure investment grew 4.3 percent year on year, while manufacturing investment increased 1.2 percent.

Excluding the property sector, fixed-asset investment rose 1.3 percent. Investment in property development fell 13.7 percent over the same period.

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China's foreign trade reached 11.84 trillion yuan ($1.63 trillion) in the first quarter of 2026, up 15% year on year, the fastest quarterly growth in nearly five years, officials from the General Administration of Customs announced on Tuesday. Exports totaled 6.85 trillion yuan, up 11.9%, while imports rose 19.6% to 4.99 trillion yuan. The figure marks the first time first-quarter trade has exceeded 11 trillion yuan.

China's economy posted a steady recovery in the first four months of 2026, with key indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum.

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Official data showed China's value-added industrial output rose 5.6 percent year on year in the first four months of 2026. Growth in April reached 4.1 percent from a year earlier.

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