The property price index was taken from the web site of a Shanghai index provider, who unfortunately and unexpectedly shut down their site and vanished about a year ago (June 2011). I tentatively use this index since it has a longer span than other indexes, although I am not entirely sure how it was constructed.
The expected increase in private investment will be encouraged by greater confidence among economic agents regarding improved economic prospects, but also by the positive effects brought about by a slide in both the inflation and interest rates, on top of a stable exchange rate.