China's property investment falls at a faster clip in Jan-Oct

Reuters

Published Nov 14, 2022 09:01PM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's property investment fell at a faster pace during January-October, declining 8.8% from a year earlier after slumping 8.0% in the first nine months of the year.

Property sales by floor area dropped 22.3% during January-October from the same period a year earlier, compared with the 22.2% plunge in the first nine months of the year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).