China’s inbound FDI falls

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China’s inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) fell slightly in October compared with last year.

The Ministry of Commerce’s latest numbers show that capital utilised fell 0.24% compared with a year ago, improved from -6.8% yoy in September. For January to October, total FDI (capital utilised) amounted to US$91.74 billion, 3.4% lower than the same period of last year.

Meanwhile, outbound direct investment for October increased by 2.7% compared with a year ago, up from -26.1% yoy in September. For January-October, outbound direct investment increased by 25.8% yoy compared with the same period a year ago.

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Source: Ministry of Commerce