China's fixed-asset investment up 6.8 pct in Jan.- April

China's fixed-asset investment saw steady growth in the first four months of this year, official data showed Monday.

Fixed-asset investment jumped 6.8 percent from a year earlier to 15.35 trillion yuan (about 2.26 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first four months, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.

The growth slowed from a 9.3-percent increase registered in the first quarter. In April, fixed-asset investment edged down 0.82 percent from a month earlier.

From January to April, fixed-asset investment from the private sector increased 5.3 percent from a year earlier to 8.69 trillion yuan.

China's retail sales down 0.2 pct in January-April China's average surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.7 pct in Jan.-April