Sales of housing rose 2.5%, 7.4 percentage points slower compared with that of the previous year. Demands for furniture and building materials increased month on month from March. Sales of furniture rose 3.0% and that of building and decoration materials rose 7.9%, 3.3 and 8.6 percentage points faster compared with that of in March respectively.
Source:
english.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/newsrelease/counselorsoffice/westernasiaandafricareport/201208
