According to Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the fixed assets investment of textile industry reached 68.1 billion yuan from Jan. to Apr. this year, up 1.6% from the same period last year. But the growth rate went dwon 16 points on a yearly basis.

By the category of sectors, the total investment in fabric & textile industry was 38.1 billion yuan, a little dwon on a yearly basis. Of which, the investments on cotton textile and dyeing & printing industries went dwon 3.5%; on wool textile, down 4.2%; on finished products, down 1.9%. The investment on chemical fiber manufacturing sector was 6.3 billion yuan, down 16.8%. For garment manufacturing, the investment was 22.3 billion yuan, up 12.5%.

By the category of areas, the investment in Mid & West China was more active than that in East China. The top three provinces by investment value were Jiangsu, Shandong and Henan. Those whose investment growth rate beyond 50% included Shanxi, Jilin, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hainan, Shannxi, Gansu. The negative growth provinces were Tianjin, Shanghai, Shandong, Hubei, Guangdong, Yunnan, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang.