Real estate investment growth in China slowed to 3.5% in the first 8 months of 2015 from the same period last year, though property area sold jumped 7.2%, official data showed.

The weak rise in investment, reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), compared with an increase of 4.3% in January-July.

The rise in sales by area compared with a 6.1% annual rise in January-July.

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