Beijing: the sales area of commercial housing increased by 36.5% from January to April compared with the same period last year.

[Beijing: 36.5% increase in commercial housing sales area from January to April compared with the same period last year] May 17, Beijing Statistics Bureau released data on Beijing's economic performance from January to April, showing that from January to April, the housing construction area in Beijing was 116.812 million square meters, down 2.6 percent from the same period last year, of which the residential construction area was 57.775 million square meters, down 2.0 percent. The sales area of commercial housing was 3.452 million square meters, an increase of 36.5 percent over the same period last year, of which the residential sales area was 2.466 million square meters, an increase of 33.0 percent.