China's Investment in Fixed Assets Up 20.2% in January to September 2013 from Same Period in 2012

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--From January to September 2013, China's investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached $4.99 trillion, an increase of 20.2% from the same period last year, according to the Instant Statistic Report of the National Bureau of Statistics of China on October 21, 2013. The state-owned and state holding enterprises reached $1.6 trillion, an increase of 17.6%.

Grouped by jurisdiction of project management, in the first nine months of 2013, the central investment reached $242.26 billion, an increase of 10.4% from January to September 2012, while the local investment jumped to $4.75 trillion, an increase of 20.7%.

Grouped by types of industry, in the first nine months of 2013, the investment in primary industry, secondary industry and the tertiary industry reached $109.66 billion, $2.14 trillion and $2.74 trillion, increases of 19.7%, 17.1% and 22.3%, respectively.

In the first nine months of 2013, the investment in mining reached $161.23 billion, up 11.1% from the same period last year. Mining and washing of coal reached $61.07 billion, a drop of 0.3%; extraction of petroleum and natural gas reached $31.35 billion, up 26.1%; ore mining, smelting and processing of ferrous metals reached $20.71 billion, up 11.5%; ore mining and processing of nonferrous metals reached $20.45 billion, up 13.9%; and ore mining and processing of non-metallic minerals reached $21.84 billion, up 16.4%.

The investment in manufacturing reached $1.75 trillion, up 18.5% from the first nine months of last year. Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products reached $165.71 billion, up 14.6%; smelting and pressing of ferrous metals reached $62.2 billion, up 2.6%; smelting and pressing of nonferrous metals reached $65.56 billion, up 21.9%; manufacture of general-purpose machinery reached $124.91 billion, up 22.4%; manufacture of special-purpose machinery reached $118.74 billion, up 18.9%; manufacture of automobiles reached $111.82 billion, up 15.4%; manufacture of electrical machinery & equipment reached $108.61 billion, up 8.5%; and manufacture of telecommunication equipment, computers and other electronic equipment reached $84.82 billion, up 21.7%.

The investment in production and supply of electricity, gas and water reached $225.87 billion, up 17% from the same period last year. Production and supply of electric power and heat power reached $169.89 billion, up 12.6%.

The investment in transport, storage and post reached $395.17 billion, up 23.3%. Railway transportation reached $55.76 billion, an increase of 10.2%, and road transportation reached $233.76 billion, up 23.8%.

Grouped by construction and new projects, in the first nine months of 2013, the total investment in construction projects reached $12.47 trillion, up 18.6%, and the total investment in new projects reached $4.35 trillion, up 13.3%.

In terms of funds in place for investment, in the first nine months of 2013, a total of $5.71 trillion had been invested, a growth of 20.4% from the first nine months of 2012. The growth of government budgetary funds reached $261.1 billion, up 16.6%; investment from domestic loans went up 16.6% to $700 billion; foreign investment dropped 8.5% to $53.28 billion; and investment from self-raising funds went up 22% to $3,881.4 billion.

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