According to Foreign Investment Bulletin, in January, the number of newly approved foreign-funded enterprises in China reached 1,402, down by 37.49% year on year; and actually used foreign investment totaled US$9.997 billion, down by 0.3% year on year.

During the same period, the number of newly established enterprises funded by ten Asian countries/regions (Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, ROK) are 1,105, down by 37.82% year on year, and the actual input are US$8.586 billion, up by 0.77% year on year. The number of newly established enterprises funded by US are 86, down by 38.57% year on year, and the actual input are US$0.342 billion, up by 29.05% year on year. Enterprises funded by EU are 107, down by 32.28% year on year, and the actual input is US$0.452 billion, down by 42.49% year on year.

In January, 2012, top ten countries/regions in terms of actually utilized value of foreign capital are: Hong Kong (US $6.357 billion), Japan (US $0.799 billion), Singapore (US $0.646 billion), Taiwan (US $0.49 billion),USA (US $0.342 billion), Switzerland (US $0.25 billion), ROK (US $0.159 billion), UK (US $93 million), Malaysia (US $83 million), and Netherlands (US $73 million). The actual use of foreign capital of from the top ten accounts for 92.95% of total actually used foreign capital.

Note: The figures cover investment in China by the said countries/regions through free ports of Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Samoa, Mauritius and Barbados.

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