BEIJING : Property sales by floor area in China fell at a faster pace in January-June from a year earlier, down 5.3 per cent compared with a 0.9 per cent fall in the first five months, official data showed on Monday, as the crisis-hit sector struggles to regain its footing.
Property investment fell 7.9 per cent in the first six months, after slumping 7.2 per cent in January-May from the same period a year earlier, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
New construction starts measured by floor area fell 24.3 per cent year-on-year, after a 22.6 per cent drop in the first five months.
Funds raised by China's property developers were down 9.8 per cent on year after a 6.6 per cent slide in January-May.
China's property sector, which accounts for about a quarter of the economy, was badly hit last year as cash-squeezed developers were unable to finish apartment construction, prompting a mortgage boycott by some buyers.
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