CHINA’S new home sales in the first four months rose 61.4 percent year on year to 2.4 trillion yuan (US$367.4 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement on Saturday.
The rate was higher than the 60.3 percent recorded for the first quarter and came as a result of the government’s easing policies, which included lower down payments and deed tax cuts, the bureau said.
Sales by floor area in the January to April period increased by 38.8 percent to 323.2 million square meters, accelerating from 35.6 percent in the first quarter.
一到四月的房屋銷售面積達到3.232億平方米,上升了38.8%,較第一季度的數據上升了35.6%。
“Major real estate-related indices continued to suggest bright signs as the easing measures fueled momentum,” said Li Jiao, a senior statistician at the bureau.
高級統計員Li Jiao表示,在寬松政策的刺激之下,主要的房地產相關指數繼續顯示了明朗的前景。
“We’ve also noticed a spill-over effect from key cities and regions toward smaller ones, though disparity between cities remains an issue that requires attention,” he said.
他說:“我們也注意到在主要城市地區向更小城市出現的外溢效應,城市間的差別需要我們特別的注意。”
Real estate development investment in non-major cities, for instance, rose 7.8 percent year on year in the first four months, outpacing the rate of 6.7 percent for major cities for the first time in about 20 months, Li said.
Nationwide, investment in all types of property climbed 7.2 percent in the first four months, up 1 point from the first quarter, the bureau said.
統計局稱,全國各類資產投資在第一季度攀升至7.2%,上升了1個百分點。
Investment in housing, which accounts for 66.5 percent of the total property investment, rose 6.4 percent, accelerating from 4.6 percent growth in the first three months.