China’s fixed-asset investment grew by 6.1% y/y in the first half of the year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, compared to expected 5.9% growth and the 6.2% gain for the first five months of the year.
Fixed-asset investment in the mining sector grew by 9.8% on year, manufacturing sector up 10.4% and utilities sector rising 15.1%, showed the data.
