In January 2024, 4,588 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established nationwide, up 74.4 percent year on year. Paid-in foreign capital was 112.71 billion yuan, down 11.7% year-on-year and up 20.4% quarter-on-quarter.

In terms of industries, paid-in foreign investment in the manufacturing sector was 33.11 billion yuan, up by 20.5%. Paid-in foreign capital in the high-tech manufacturing sector increased by 40.6%. High-tech industries attracted 39.16 billion yuan of investment, accounting for 34.7% of the paid-in foreign capital.

By source, investment from France and Sweden increased by 25 times and 11 times. Actual investment from Germany, Australia and Singapore increased by 211.8%, 186.1% and 77.1% (including investment through the free trade port), as a result of the launch of large projects, and low base from the same period last year.