China's fixed-asset investment declined 0.3 percent year-on-year to CNY 37.88 trillion in the first eight months of 2020, compared to a 1.6 percent drop in January-July and better than market consensus of a 0.4 percent decrease, after the economy began to open up and authorities loosened coronavirus-related restriction measures. Private investment decreased 2.8 percent (vs -5.7 percent in January-July) while public investment rose at a softer 3.2 percent (vs 3.8 percent). Investment in the primary industry grew 11.5 percent (vs 7.7 percent), while that in the secondary industry went down 4.8 percent (vs -7.4 percent) on the back of manufacturing. Investment in the tertiary industry advanced more (1.4 percent vs 0.8 percent) due to transport, storage & postal industry; education, health and social work; and recreation & culture activities.

Fixed Asset Investment in China averaged 18.58 percent from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 53 percent in February of 2004 and a record low of -24.50 percent in February of 2020. This page provides - China Fixed Asset Investment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. China Fixed Asset Investment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2020. source: National Bureau of Statistics of China

Fixed Asset Investment in China is expected to be 0.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Fixed Asset Investment in China to stand at 4.90 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the China Fixed Asset Investment is projected to trend around 5.30 percent in 2021, according to our econometric models.

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China Fixed Asset Investment

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.30 -1.60 53.00 -24.50 1996 - 2020 percent Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-06-15 02:00 AM May -6.3% -10.3% -5.9% -6.2%
2020-07-16 02:00 AM Jun -3.1% -6.3% -3.3% -3.3%
2020-08-14 02:00 AM Jul -1.6% -3.1% -1.6% -1.2%
2020-09-15 02:00 AM Aug -0.3% -1.6% -0.4% -0.5%
2020-10-19 02:00 AM Sep -0.3% 0.7%
2020-11-16 02:00 AM Oct
2020-12-15 02:00 AM Nov
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China Fixed Asset Investment Falls Less than Expected
China's fixed-asset investment declined 0.3 percent year-on-year to CNY 37.88 trillion in the first eight months of 2020, compared to a 1.6 percent drop in January-July and better than market consensus of a 0.4 percent decrease, after the economy began to open up and authorities loosened coronavirus-related restriction measures. Private investment decreased 2.8 percent (vs -5.7 percent in January-July) while public investment rose at a softer 3.2 percent (vs 3.8 percent). Investment in the primary industry grew 11.5 percent (vs 7.7 percent), while that in the secondary industry went down 4.8 percent (vs -7.4 percent) on the back of manufacturing. Investment in the tertiary industry advanced more (1.4 percent vs 0.8 percent) due to transport, storage & postal industry; education, health and social work; and recreation & culture activities.
2020-09-15
China Fixed Asset Investment Shrinks 1.6% in Jan-July
China's fixed-asset investment dropped 1.6 percent year-on-year to CNY 32.92 trillion in the first seven months of 2020, compared to a 3.1 percent fall in January-June and in line with market consensus, after the economy began to open up and authorities loosened coronavirus-related restriction measures. Private investment decreased 5.7 percent (vs -7.3 percent in January-June) while public investment rose at a faster 3.8 percent (vs 2.1 percent). Investment in the primary industry grew 7.7 percent (vs 3.8 percent), while that in the secondary industry went down 7.4 percent (vs -8.3 percent) on the back of manufacturing. Investment in the tertiary industry rebounded 0.8 percent (vs -1.0 percent) due to transport, storage & postal industry; education, health and social work; and recreation & culture activities.
2020-08-14
China Fixed Asset Investment Shrinks Less than Expected
China's fixed-asset investment dropped 3.1 percent year-on-year to CNY 28.16 trillion in the first half of 2020, compared to a 6.3 percent fall in January-May and better than market consensus of a 3.3 percent decline, after the economy began to open up and authorities loosened coronavirus-related restriction measures. Private investment decreased 7.3 percent (vs -9.6 percent in January-May) while public investments jumped 2.1 percent (vs -1.9 percent). Investment in the primary industry grew 3.8 percent, after showing no growth in the January-May period; investment in the secondary industry went down 8.3 percent (vs -11.8 percent) on the back of manufacturing; and investment in the tertiary industry shrank 1 percent (vs -3.9 percent) due to transport, storage & postal industry, water conservancy, environment & public facilities, and recreation & culture activities.
2020-07-16
China Fixed Asset Investment Falls More than Expected
China's fixed-asset investment declined 6.3 percent year-on-year to CNY 19.92 trillion in the first five months of 2020, compared to a 10.3 percent tumble in January-April and worse than market consensus of a 5.9 percent fall, after the economy began to open up and authorities loosened coronavirus-related restriction measures. Private investment plunged 9.6 percent (vs -13.3 percent in January-April) and public investments dropped 1.9 percent (vs -6.9 percent). In breakdown, the investment in the primary industry showed no growth, after declining by 5.4 percent in the January-April period. The investment in the secondary industry plunged 11.8 percent (vs -16 percent) on the back of manufacturing, while the investment in the tertiary industry shrank 3.9 percent (vs -7.8 percent) due to transport, storage & postal industry, water conservancy, environment & public facilities, and recreation & culture activities.
2020-06-15

China Fixed Asset Investment
In China, urban investment in fixed assets is one of the main measures of capital spending. It refers to investment in construction projects with a total planned investment of 5 million yuan; machinery and equipment and real estate development in both urban and rural areas. It refers to investment made by state-owned enterprises and private businesses, institutions or individuals.