IV. Investment in Fixed Assets

The completed investment in fixed assets of the country in 2009 was 22,484.6 billion yuan, up by 30.1 percent over the previous year. Of the total investment, that in urban areas was 19,413.9 billon yuan, up 30.5 percent; and that in rural areas reached 3,070.7 billion yuan, up 27.5 percent. An analysis by regions showed that the investment in eastern areas was 9,565.3 billion yuan, up 23.0 percent over the previous year, in central areas was 4,984.6 billion yuan, a growth of 35.8 percent, in western areas 4,966.2 billion yuan, a growth of 38.1 percent, and in northeastern areas 2,373.3 billion yuan, up 26.8 percent.

In the urban areas, the investment in the primary industry was 337.3 billion yuan, up 49.9 percent; that in the secondary industry was 8,227.7 billion yuan, up 26.8 percent; and that in the tertiary industry was 10,848.9 billion yuan, up 33.0 percent.

In 2009, the investment in real estate development was 3,623.2 billion yuan, up 16.1 percent. Of this total, the investment in commercial residential buildings reached 2,561.9 billion yuan, an increase of 14.2 percent, that in office buildings was 137.8 billion yuan, up 18.1 percent, and that in buildings for commercial business was 417.2 billion yuan, up 24.4 percent.