China’s fixed-asset investment dropped 5.7% year on year in the first six months of 2026, official data showed. The investment totaled nearly 22.64 trillion yuan (about US$ 3.33 trillion) during the period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement. In June alone, China’s fixed-asset investment edged down 0.37% from the previous month, NBS data showed.

In the first half of the year, investment in high-tech industries rose 4.6% year on year. And that of the textile industry surged by 9.4% during the period, according to NBS data.

Source: CHINA TEXTILE LEADER Express