National Bureau of Statistics: From January to July, the investment in real estate development nationwide was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% from the same period last year.

I. Completion

of Investment in Real Estate Development From January to July, the national investment in real estate development was 6,771.7 billion yuan, down 8.5% from the same period last year; of which, the residential investment was 5,148.5 billion yuan, down 7.6%.

From January to July, the housing construction area of real estate development enterprises was 7996.82 million square meters, down 6.8% from the same period last year. Among them, the residential construction area was 5630.26 million square meters, down 7.1%. New housing construction area of 569 million 690 thousand square meters, down 24.5%. Among them, the new residential construction area was 41546 million square meters, down 25.0%. The completed housing area was 384 million 50 thousand square meters, an increase of 20.5%. Among them, the completed residential area was 27954 million square meters, an increase of 20.8%.

2. Sales and sales of commercial housing from

January to July, the sales area of commercial housing was 66563 10000 square meters, down 6.5% from the same period last year, of which the sales area of residential housing decreased by 4.3%. Commercial housing sales amounted to 7045 billion yuan, down 1.5%, of which residential sales increased by 0.7%. At the end of

July, the area of commercial housing for sale was 645.64 million square meters, up 17.9% year on year. Among them, the residential area for sale increased by 19.5%.

3. Capital

in place of real estate development enterprises From January to July, the capital in place of real estate development enterprises was 7821.7 billion yuan, down 11.2% from the same period last year. Among them, domestic loans were 973.2 billion yuan, down by 11.5%; foreign capital utilization was 3 billion yuan, down by 43.0%; self-raised funds were 2391.6 billion yuan, down by 23.0%; deposits and advances from customers were 2737.7 billion yuan, down by 3.8%; the 13950 of personal mortgage loans was billion yuan, down by 1.0%.

4. Real estate development boom index

In July, the real estate development boom index (referred to as the "national housing boom index") was 93.78.