China's fixed-asset investment went down 1.7 percent year on year in the first 10 months of 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

The investment in fixed assets reached 40.89 trillion yuan (about 5.77 trillion U.S. dollars) during the period, according to the NBS.

The decrease was mainly driven by weak real estate investment. Excluding the property sector, project investment increased 1.7 percent year on year in the first 10 months, according to the NBS.

During this period, investment in the manufacturing sector rose by 2.7 percent, while investment in real estate development declined by 14.7 percent.

Specifically, the investment in the primary industry rose 2.9 percent year on year, that in the secondary industry rose 4.8 percent, and that in the tertiary industry fell 5.3 percent.

Among high-tech industries, the investment in information services, aerospace vehicle and equipment manufacturing, and computer and office device manufacturing grew by 32.7 percent, 19.7 percent and 4.1 percent year on year, respectively.

In October, the investment in fixed assets declined 1.62 percent month on month, according to the NBS.