China Jan-Aug FDI rises 9.2% y/y, up 22% in Aug: ministry

China attracted 525.3 billion yuan or US$85.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eight months of 2015, up 9.2 percent from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. 

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SEP 10, 20154:36 PM

[BEIJING] China attracted 525.3 billion yuan or US$85.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eight months of 2015, up 9.2 percent from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday.

FDI inflows in August rose 22 percent from a year earlier to 54.2 billion yuan or US$8.71 billion, the ministry said in a statement on its website.

REUTERS