China National Bureau of Statistics says innovation-led growth and rapid expansion in emerging industries have widened investment space and lifted related investment demand. Jan‑May: investment in intellectual property products rose 9.3% YoY, 0.4ppt

2026-06-16

China National Bureau of Statistics says innovation-led growth and rapid expansion in emerging industries have widened investment space and lifted related investment demand. Jan‑May: investment in intellectual property products rose 9.3% YoY, 0.4ppt faster than Jan‑Apr, contributing 1.1ppt to overall investment growth. High‑tech industry investment was up 4.5% YoY. Integrated circuit manufacturing investment rose 11.0%, lithium‑ion battery manufacturing investment rose 24.9%, and information services investment rose 13.8% YoY. Large‑scale equipment renewal policies have spurred corporate upgrades; purchases of equipment and tools investment increased 9.3% Jan‑May.