While investments in new construction grew 5% in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, investments in machinery (including transport vehicles) dropped 6.5%, and other investments dropped 17.9%, the data showed.
Investments in new construction works accounted for 43% of total investments in the first quarter (from 38.4% in 1Q 2016), equipment and transport vehicles accounted for 48% (from 50.2% in 1Q 2016 ), and other investments accounted for 9% (from 11.4% in 1Q 2016).