China's fixed-asset investment up 20.6 pct in Jan-April

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- China's urban fixed asset investment growth slightly accelerated to 20.6 percent year on year to 9.13 trillion yuan (147.29 billion U.S. dollars) in the first four months, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday.

Investment in property development climbed 21.1 percent, up 0.9 percentage points over the same period of last year, the NBS said.

• China's industrial output up 9.3 pct in April

• China's retail sales up 12.8 pct in April

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