Fixed assets investment up 25.7% in 2005

China's total fixed assets investments amounted to 8,860.4 billion yuan in 2005, up 25.7%. Investment in fixed assets in urban areas was 7,509.6 billion yuan, up 27.2 percent (1,183.7 billion yuan for December, up 24.2 percent). In rural areas the figure was up 18.0 percent.As for regional differences, investments in eastern areas were up 24 percent, and up 32.7 and 30.6 percent respectively in central and western areas.

(Source: Xinhuanet 2006-01-26)