BEIJING — China's fixed-asset investment went up 2.6 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of the year, 0.8 percentage points higher than the rise in the first 10 months, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Dec 15.

On a month-on-month basis, the country's fixed-asset investment climbed 2.8 percent in November.

During the first 11 months, investment by the private sector rose 0.2 percent, the first growth registered this year.

The fixed-asset investment includes capital spent on infrastructure, property, machinery, and other physical assets.