Industrial investment in Lin-gang Special Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone increased 52.2 percent year-on-year to 20.23 billion yuan ($3 billion) in the first three quarters of this year, according to statistics released at the area's investment promotion conference on Oct 15.

Date show that industrial investment in September reached 3.53 billion yuan.

From January to August, the total industrial output value and production services revenue in Lin-gang reached 119.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.9 percent. Specifically, its total industrial output value was 94.5 billion yuan, while its production services revenue was 25.1 billion.

By the end of the fourth quarter, Lin-gang Special Area will strive to reach its industrial investment target of 20 billion yuan.