{"version":"1","article":{"id":"china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026","slug":"china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026?lang=en","title":"China fixed-asset investment falls 7.2% in January–August","summary":"Fixed-asset investment excluding rural households totaled 29.31 trillion yuan. Private investment declined 10.1%, while investment in information transmission rose.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:38+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"National Bureau of Statistics of China","url":"https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202609/t20260916_1965343.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-16","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-fixed-asset-investment-january-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported on 16 September that fixed-asset investment excluding rural households fell 7.2% year on year in January–August to 29.3092 trillion yuan. The measure covers the monetary value of completed work on specified investment projects and related expenditure on acquiring fixed assets. By broad industry, investment in the primary sector fell 2.4%, the secondary sector 2.9%, and the tertiary sector 9.9%. The month-on-month change in August was also negative, at 0.5%. The series reports nominal values across several kinds of projects; its growth rates are not adjusted for price changes.","Infrastructure investment declined 4.0% year on year, although investment in information transmission rose 28.4%, civil aviation transport increased 16.7%, and waterway transport grew 14.7%. Private investment fell 10.1%, compared with a 3.6% decline in state-holding enterprises’ investment. Spending on equipment and instruments rose 9.3%, while construction and installation investment fell 9.8%. Coverage includes fixed-asset projects with planned investment of at least 5 million yuan and all real-estate development projects. The rate therefore does not capture every type of investment spending in the economy or independently measure the productive impact of each completed project."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Fixed-asset investment excluding rural households totaled 29.31 trillion yuan. Private investment declined 10.1%, while investment in information transmission rose.\n\nChina’s National Bureau of Statistics reported on 16 September that fixed-asset investment excluding rural households fell 7.2% year on year in January–August to 29.3092 trillion yuan. The measure covers the monetary value of completed work on specified investment projects and related expenditure on acquiring fixed assets. By broad industry, investment in the primary sector fell 2.4%, the secondary sector 2.9%, and the tertiary sector 9.9%. The month-on-month change in August was also negative, at 0.5%. The series reports nominal values across several kinds of projects; its growth rates are not adjusted for price changes.\n\nInfrastructure investment declined 4.0% year on year, although investment in information transmission rose 28.4%, civil aviation transport increased 16.7%, and waterway transport grew 14.7%. Private investment fell 10.1%, compared with a 3.6% decline in state-holding enterprises’ investment. Spending on equipment and instruments rose 9.3%, while construction and installation investment fell 9.8%. Coverage includes fixed-asset projects with planned investment of at least 5 million yuan and all real-estate development projects. The rate therefore does not capture every type of investment spending in the economy or independently measure the productive impact of each completed project.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}