China’s fixed-asset investment went up 1.7% year on year in the first quarter of 2026, reversing the 3.8-percent decline recorded for the whole of last year, official data showed. The investment totaled 10.27 trillion yuan (about US$1.5 trillion) during this period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement.

Investment in the manufacturing sector rose by 4.1% year on year in the first quarter. And that of textile industry surged by 17.6% during the period, according to NBS data.

Source: CHINA TEXTILE LEADER Express