Corporate investment in plants and equipment rose 3.3 percent in the January-March quarter from a year earlier, marking the first year-on-year increase in more than two years.
Increased investment in the information-technology and service industries helped shore up the total figure, the Finance Ministry said in its quarterly business survey released Wednesday.
The latest figures show a general recovery trend in fixed capital investment, although it varies widely from sector to sector, a ministry official said.
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