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月份我国房价上涨的城市数量继续增多

新华网北京４月１８日电（记者刘铮）国家统计局１８日发布的数据显示,３月份全国７０个大中城市新建商品住宅（不含保障性住房）价格环比上涨的城市有６８个,比上月增加２个.

国家统计局报告显示,３月份全国新建商品住宅价格环比上涨的城市中,涨幅最高为３．２％,比上月扩大０．１个百分点；环比下降的城市有１个,持平的城市有１个.

从同比情况看,　当月７０个大中城市中,新建商品住宅价格同比上涨的城市有６７个,比上月增加了５个,涨幅最高为１１．２％,比上月扩大了３个百分点；同比价格下降的城市有２个,持平的有１个.

在二手住宅方面,价格环比上涨的城市数量有６６个,与上月持平,涨幅最高为３．１％,比上月扩大０．９个百分点；价格同比上涨的城市数量有５９个,比上月增加１０个,涨幅最高为９．１％,比上月扩大２．４个百分点.