From January to July, 2016, China’s actual amount of foreign capital was RMB 491.51billion (US$ 77.13 billion), going up 4.3% over the last 7 months. Official from the Department of Foreign Investment Administration pointed out the characteristics of China’s assimilation of FDI in January-July as follows:

The national overall assimilation of FDI sustained its growth. In January-July, a total of 15,802 newly-established foreign-invested enterprises were approved, up 9.7% year on year. The actually utilized FDI amounted to RMB 491.51 billion (US$77.13 billion), up 4.3% year on year. In July, 2,400 newly-established foreign-invested enterprises were approved, going down 3.8% year on year, and the actually utilized foreign capital reached RMB49.76 billion (US$7.71 billion), decreasing 1.6% year on year.

The assimilation of FDI in hi-tech service sector and hi-tech manufacturing increased. In January-July, the actually utilized FDI in service sector reached RMB344.31 billion, up 7.7% year on year, taking up 70.1% of the national total. Among them, the high-tech service industry utilized foreign capital RMB60.18 billion, up 98.2% year on year. Among these, information technology service, data content and relevant service, R&D and design stood out with an increase of 303.5%, 57.7% and 37.5% respectively year on year. The actual utilized FDI in high-tech industry reached RMB34.52billion, up 1.5% year on year. Among these, medical industry, medical equipment, instrument and meters stood out with an increase of 91.4% and 80.5% respectively year on year.

Investments from major countries and regions are stable. In January-July, the actual input of investment from the top ten countries and regions (calculated by actual input value of foreign capital) amounted to RMB465.21billion, taking up 94.6% of the total national actual use of foreign capital, going up 5.6% year on year. Among these, that from the US, UK and Germany grew by 129.8%, 96.8% and 96.6% respectively. Among them, information transportation, computer service, software industry, scientific study, technological service and geological exploration increased rapidly. The actual input of foreign capital from the 28 EU countries stood at RMB37.8 billion, going up 35.6% respectively year on year.

The input of FDI in western China was higher. In January-July, the actually utilized FDI in western, eastern China amounted to RMB36.5 billion, going up 31% year on year. The actually utilized FDI in Eastern China amounted to 428.83 billion, going up 6.6% year on year. The actually utilized FDI in Middle China was RMB 26.81 billion, down 36.1% year on year. The actually utilized FDI of Yangtze River Economic Zone was RMB 218.77 billion, up 6% year on year.

Many newly-founded and capital-added big enterprises. In January-July, there are 443 newly founded foreign business enterprises with initial investment over US$ 100million, and 255 enterprises with added capital of more than US$ 100 million. Among them, there are not only those of new material, new-powered vehicle, medical equipment, integrated circuit, cell, plane component and chip, but also those of medical care, pasture, cloud calculation, biological energy, IoT technology and other service field.

The actual use of foreign capital by foreign M&A continued to increase. In January-July, a total of 795 newly-established foreign-invested enterprises were approved with an actual use of foreign capital RMB100.57 billion, up 4.1% and 17.8% respectively year on year, taking up 5% and 20.5% respectively.