Most Chinese cities see higher house prices

Most Chinese cities see higher house prices

New home prices rose in almost all Chinese cities in March, as transactions soared ahead of renewed government control measures, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Thursday.

Of a statistical pool of 70 major Chinese cities, 68 saw home prices increase in March from a month earlier, up from 66 in February, the NBS said in a statement on its website.

Expectations of higher home costs after the implementation of government control measures contributed to a purchase rush in March, which prompted property developers to either cancel discounts or hike prices, said Liu Jianwei, a senior statistician with the NBS.

Meanwhile, March is traditionally a peak season for housing sales, adding to the market heat, Liu noted.

First-tier cities recorded the largest monthly increase in new home prices, with Shanghai's 3.2-percent growth topping the list, followed by 2.8 percent in Shenzhen and 2.7 percent in Beijing.

Home prices continued to decline in China's eastern city of Wenzhou, the only city that saw a price decrease last month.

On a year-on-year basis, 67 cities registered higher prices in March, according to the statement. The equivalent figure in February was 62.

Both Beijing and Guangzhou logged declines of 11.2 percent, the largest year-on-year decrease among the 70 cities.

３月份我國房價上漲的城市數量繼續增多

新華網北京４月１８日電（記者劉錚）國家統計局１８日發布的數據顯示,３月份全國７０個大中城市新建商品住宅（不含保障性住房）價格環比上漲的城市有６８個,比上月增加２個.

國家統計局報告顯示,３月份全國新建商品住宅價格環比上漲的城市中,漲幅最高為３．２％,比上月擴大０．１個百分點；環比下降的城市有１個,持平的城市有１個.

從同比情況看,　當月７０個大中城市中,新建商品住宅價格同比上漲的城市有６７個,比上月增加了５個,漲幅最高為１１．２％,比上月擴大了３個百分點；同比價格下降的城市有２個,持平的有１個.

在二手住宅方面,價格環比上漲的城市數量有６６個,與上月持平,漲幅最高為３．１％,比上月擴大０．９個百分點；價格同比上漲的城市數量有５９個,比上月增加１０個,漲幅最高為９．１％,比上月擴大２．４個百分點.