China railway fixed asset investment
China railway fixed asset investment completed year-to-date from the National Railway Administration.
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| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | |
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| Railway fixed-asset investment, year-to-date | 6,012 | 5,118 | 4,406 | 3,632 | 2,485 | 2,008 | 1,379 | 722 | 463 | 9,015 | 7,538 | 6,715 | 5,937 | 5,041 | 4,330 | 3,559 | 2,421 | 1,947 | 1,312 | 685 | 439 | 8,506 | 7,117 | 6,351 | 5,612 | 4,775 | 4,102 | 3,373 | 2,285 | 1,849 | 1,248 | 652 | 423 | 7,645 | 6,407 | 5,726 | 5,089 |
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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Sep 2026. Source: National Railway Administration of the PRC — Main Railway Indicators.
About this data
China railway fixed asset investment completed year-to-date from the National Railway Administration. The series reports completed investment in 100 million yuan on a cumulative year-to-date basis since 2015. Figures are drawn from the main railway indicators release and remain non-decreasing within each calendar year.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for China railway fixed asset investment?
- Railway fixed-asset investment, year-to-date stood at 6,012 100 million yuan in Sep 2026. That is +17.5% from Aug 2026 and +1.3% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the China railway fixed asset investment data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2015 to Sep 2026. Source: National Railway Administration of the PRC — Main Railway Indicators. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What does China railway fixed-asset investment measure?
- China railway fixed-asset investment measures the cumulative capital expenditure completed on railway construction and facilities across China. It tracks total funds invested in railway assets during the calendar year, reported by the National Railway Administration.
- Are China railway fixed-asset investment figures monthly or cumulative?
- China railway fixed-asset investment is reported on a cumulative year-to-date basis in units of 100 million yuan. The figures accumulate starting from January and are non-decreasing within each calendar year.
- How does railway fixed-asset investment differ from passenger and freight transport data?
- China railway fixed-asset investment captures financial capital deployed to construct and upgrade railway infrastructure. In contrast, railway passenger and freight transport statistics track operational traffic volumes, such as passenger counts and freight tonnage carried across the network.