BEIJING, Oct 18: – China’s real estate investment rose 19.7 percent in the first nine months of 2013 from the same period a year earlier, while the revenues from property sales rose 33.9 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
The rise in investment compares with an increase of 19.3 percent for January to August, while the increase in revenue compares with a 34.4 percent rise in January to August.
Real estate investment, which directly affects about 40 other business sectors in China, is considered to be one of the crucial drivers of activity in the world’s second-largest economy.
Property prices have continued to climb in China, defying a general economic slowdown and government efforts to curb them, in large part due to a strong view that property remains one of the best investment options. (agencies)
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