I. The completion of real estate development

From January to April, the total investment in real estate development was 729.0 billion yuan, up by 4.9 percent year-on-year, and 0.8 percentage points over first three months, while that of a decrease of 27.2 percentage points over same period of previous year. Of which, investment in commercial residential buildings reached 511.4 billion yuan, 3.4 percent of increase year-on-year, picking up 0.2 percentage points over first three months, or 31.8 percentage points dropped over same period of previous year, which occupied 70.2 percent of the investment in real estate development.

From January to April, the floor spaces under construction of real estate development enterprises in the whole country stood at 2010 million square meters, a year-on-year increase of 12.4 percent, dropped 0.3 and 13.0 percentage points over first three months, and same period of previous year; the new started floor spaces of housing stood at 278 million square meters, declined 15.6 percent year-on-year, and 0.6 percentage points dropped over first three months; the floor spaces completed reached 132 million square meters, climbing up 27.1 percent year-on-year, or 0.8 percentage points ballooned over first three months. Of which, the floor spaces completed of residential buildings hit 109 million square meters, went up 28.5 percent, or increased 1.6 percentage points over first three months.

From January to April, the floor spaces purchased of real estate development enterprises in the whole country reached 72.66 million square meters, dropped 28.6 percent year-on-year, while that of 11.1 percent increased over same period of previous year; the floor spaces developed hit 70.78 million square meters, decreased 12.2 percent year-on-year, while an increase of 5.9 percent over same period of previous year.

II. Sales of commercial buildings

From January to April, the floor spaces of commercial buildings sold accounted for 176.25 million square meters, surging up 17.5 percent year-on-year. Of the total, the floor spaces of residential buildings sold increased 18.6 percent; that of office buildings dropped 10.5 percent; that of buildings for commercials uses went up 13.1 percent. From January to April, the total sales of commercial buildings amounted to 799.6 billion yuan, up by 35.4 percent. Of which, the sales of commercial residential buildings surged 38.6 percent, that of office buildings and buildings for commercial uses increased 14.0 and 20.0 percent respectively.

III. The funds sources of real estate development enterprises

From January to April, the funds sources of real estate development enterprises reached 1,351.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.4 percent. Of the total, domestic loans amounted to 325.5 billion yuan, up by 12.4 percent; that of utilization of foreign funds reached 16.6 billion yuan, increased 11.6 percent; that of self-financing funds hit 489.3 billion yuan, went up 14.6 percent; that of other funds accounted for 519.9 billion yuan, rose by 14.6 percent. In view of the other funds, deposits and advantage payments totaled 301.3 billion yuan, mounted up 10.3 percent; and that of personal mortgage loans stood at 146.2 billion yuan, gained in 28.7 percent.