The report titled "Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2010", an annual publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) provides the governments of the Asia-Pacific region - representing 62 percent of the world's population -- a roadmap towards a more inclusive and sustainable development path.

        The Survey finds the outlook for 2010 has improved significantly, with the Asia-Pacific region developing economies forecast to grow by 7 percent, led by China of 9.5 percent and India of 8.3 percent.

        In China, the deceleration brought the slowest growth since the records of quarterly growth began in the 1990s, the report said. However, urban fixed-asset investment, which had increased by 26 percent during both 2007 and 2008, rose even more quickly -- by 31 percent in 2009 after the government responded with its fiscal stimulus package.