data released by the national bureau of statistics on may 16 showed that from january to april, the national investment in fixed assets was 14,748.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%. among them, private investment in fixed assets was 7,957 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.4%. from a month-on-month perspective, fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) fell by 0.64% in april.
in terms of industries, the investment in the primary industry was 319.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.3%; the investment in the secondary industry was 4,567.5 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%; the investment in the tertiary industry was 9,860.9 billion yuan, an increase of 3.1%.
in the secondary industry, industrial investment increased by 8.3% year-on-year. among them, the investment in the mining industry decreased by 2.2%, the investment in the manufacturing industry increased by 6.4%, and the investment in the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas and water increased by 24.4%. among them, the investment in chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry increased by 15.5% year-on-year.
in the tertiary industry, infrastructure investment (excluding electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries) increased by 8.5% year-on-year. among them, the investment in the railway transportation industry increased by 14.0%, the investment in the water conservancy management industry increased by 10.7%, the investment in the road transportation industry increased by 5.8%, and the investment in the public facility management industry increased by 4.7%.
in terms of regions, the investment in the eastern region increased by 6.2% year-on-year, the investment in the central region decreased by 1.3%, the investment in the western region increased by 3.2%, and the investment in the northeastern region increased by 9.8%.
in terms of registration types, the fixed asset investment of domestic-funded enterprises increased by 4.9% year-on-year, the fixed asset investment of hong kong, macao and taiwan enterprises decreased by 4.3%, and the fixed asset investment of foreign-funded enterprises increased by 5.3%.
