East China's Zhejiang Province pumped 665.2 billion yuan (82 billion U.S. dollars) in fixed assets last year, a year-on-year growth of 15.1 percent.

According to the provincial statistical bureau, of the total 200.5 billion yuan went to capital construction projects, up 20 percent; and 238.6 billion yuan to the manufacturing sector, up 21.6 percent.

In the manufacturing sector, four categories, namely chemical, tobacco, nonferrous metal and instruments and meters enterprises, each reported a 50 percent growth in fixed-assets investment, the bureau said.

Last year also witnessed 145.5 billion yuan invested in real estate development in Zhejiang, 12.3 percent more than the year-earlier level, the bureau added.

Source: Xinhua