China’s fixed-asset investment went up 4.2% year on year in the first quarter of 2025, 1 percentage point higher than the full-year growth rate of 2024, official data showed. The investment totaled 10.32 trillion yuan (about US$1.43 trillion) during the period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement.

From January to March, manufacturing investment increased 9.1% year on year. In particular, investment in the textile industry posted robust growth, up 13.5% in the period.

Source: CHINA TEXTILE LEADER Express