China's fixed-asset investment saw steady growth in the first half (H1) of this year, official data showed Friday.
Fixed-asset investment jumped 6.1 percent from a year earlier to 27.14 trillion yuan (about 4.02 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.
The growth slowed from a 6.2-percent increase registered in the first five months. In June, fixed-asset investment picked up 0.95 percent from a month earlier.
From January to June, fixed-asset investment from the private sector increased 3.5 percent from a year earlier to 15.31 trillion yuan.
