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Foreign investment in China

In January-March of 2015， a total of 5，861 newly-established foreign-invested enterprises were approved， up 22.4% year on year； The actually utilized FDI registered 214.57 billion RMB （equivalent to 34.88 billion dollars）， up 11.3% year on year （excluding the data of banking， securities and insurance）. In March， 2，030 newly-established foreign-funded enterprises were approved， up 0.4% year on year； the utilized FDI amounted to 76.38 billion RMB （equivalent to 12.4 billion dollars）， up 2.2% year on year. The characteristics of foreign investment in China in January-March are as follows：

Actually utilized FDI in service sector sustained a growth. In JanuaryMarch， utilized FDI in service sector stood at 21.59 billion dollars， up 24.1% year on year， taking up 61.9% among the national total， of which the financial service sector， distribution service sector and transportation service sector stood out with 5.44 billion dollars， 1.89 billion dollars and 1.02 billion dollars respectively. The actually utilized FDI in agriculture， forestry， animal husbandry and fishery registered 500 million dollars， up 14.8% year on year， taking up 1.4% of the national total. Utilized FDI in manufacturing reached 11.22 billion dollars）， down 3.6% year on year， taking up 32.2% of the national total， of which communication equipment， computer and other electronic equipment manufacturing stood out with 2.33 billion dollars， 1.08 billion dollars and 1.02 billion dollars respectively.

Investment from major countries and regions maintained a steady growth. In January-March， the actual input of FDI from the top 10 countries and regions （Hong Kong， the ROK， Taiwan Province， Singapore， Japan， the U.S.， Germany， the UK， France and Saudi Arabia） totaled 33.29 billion dollars， taking up 95.4% of the national actually utilized FDI， up 12.8% year on year. Among others， investment from the UK， France and Saudi Arabia registered 370 million dollars， 370 million dollars and 240 million dollars respectively， up 40%， 258.7% and 776.7% respectively； investment from Japan and the U.S. reached 1.06 billion dollars and 620 million dollars， down 12.3% and 40.4% year on year； investment from 28 EU countries registered 2.02 billion dollars， up 30.5% year on year and investment from ASEAN countries came to 1.35 billion dollars， down 31.2% year on year.

Actually utilized FDI in eastern China maintained a rapid growth. In January-March of 2015， the actually utilized FDI in eastern China registered 29.78 billion dollars， up 18.8% year on year； that in central China and western China registered 2.67 billion dollars and 2.43 billion dollars， down 26% and 15.2% year on year respectively.

Chinas Investment and economic cooperation overseas

Direct investment overseas. In the first quarter， Chinese investors made direct investment in 2，331 enterprises in 142 countries and regions around the world， with a combined investment of 158.09 billion RMB （equivalent to 25.79 billion dollars） （note： 1 dollar=6.1300 RMB）， up 29.6% year on year. Among others， equity and other investment amounted to RMB132.35 billion （equivalent to 21.59 billion dollars）， taking up 83.7% of the total， and earnings that were reinvested reached 25.74 billion RMB （equivalent to 4.2 billion dollars）， accounting for 16.3%. In March， direct investment overseas registered RMB 51.43 billion （equivalent to 8.39 billion dollars）， up 0.4% year on year. As of the end of March， Chinas total non-financial direct investment overseas amounted to RMB 4.12 trillion （equivalent to 672.1 billion dollars）.

In the first quarter， there were 19countries and regions each with a direct investment above 100 million dollars， mainly from Chinas Hong Kong， Netherlands， Cayman Islands， the U.S.， the British Virgin Islands， Singapore， Australia and Indonesia.

In the first quarter， the Chinese mainlands investment in the seven major economies of Hong Kong， the ASEAN， the EU， Australia， the U.S.， Russia and Japan totaled 19.98 billion dollars， taking up 77.5% of the national total foreign direct investment over the same period time. The investment in the EU（mainly the CNPC made an investment of 2.885 billion dollars in the Netherlands） registered 3.54 billion dollars， 8 times last years 440 million dollars over the same period. The investment in Hong Kong， the ASEAN， the U.S. and Russia grew by 44.4%， 51.4%， 37.4% and 14.3% respectively； the investment in Australia and Japan decreased by 66.3% and 16.7% respectively.

Contracted projects overseas. In the first quarter， the turnover of Chinas contracted projects overseas amounted to RMB 194.69 billion （equivalent to 31.76 billion dollars）， up 17.6% year on year. The value of newly-signed contracts was RMB279.47 billion （equivalent to 45.59 billion dollars）， up 29.7% year on year. The turnover completed in March reached 10.89 billion dollars， down 2% year on year. The value of newly-signed contracts in March totaled 16.22 billion dollars， with an increase of 13.6% year on year.

In the first quarter， there were 161 projects each with a newly-signed contract value of more than 50 million dollars （an increase of 19 compared with 142 over the same period of last year）， adding up to 37.07 billion dollars， accounting for 81.3% of the total newly-signed contracts. There were 105 projects each with a value of more than 100 million dollars， an increase of 28. In March， there were 54 projects each with a newly-signed contract value of more than 50 million dollars （a decrease of 16 compared with 70 over the same period of last year）， adding up to 12.69 billion dollars （an increase of 1.97 billion dollars over the same period of last year） and accounting for 78.2% of the total newly-signed contract value in the month. There were 33 projects each with a value of more than 100 million dollars in March， a decrease of 3 year on year.

In March， the contracted projects with a large newly-signed contract value were the Angola SIYOI recycled power plant construction and installation project （with a contract value of 990 million dollars） undertaken by China Machinery Engineering Corporation and the Malis water conservancy for 100，000 hectares of farmlands project （with a contract value of 880 million dollars） undertaken by China Gezhouba Group Co.， Ltd.

At the end of March， the newlysigned contract value registered 1.40717 trillion dollars with a turnover of 966.91 billion dollars.

Labor service cooperation overseas. In the first quarter， labor service personnel dispatched overseas reached 121，000， an increase of 8，000 over the same period of last year， up 7.1% year on year. Labor service personnel sent overseas for contracted projects were 60，000 and those for labor service cooperation were 61，000. In March， the labor service personnel dispatched overseas amounted to 51，000， an increase of 2，000 over the same period of last year. By the end of March， the labor service personnel dispatched overseas were 983，000， an increase of 91，000 over the same period of last year.

By the end of March， the labor service personnel dispatched overseas accumulated to 7.6 million.

Overseas trade and economic cooperative zones. In the first quarter of 2015， 14 enterprises which establish cooperative zones newly added 34.88 million dollars of investment， among which 21.21 million dollars were invested in the infrastructure construction. Enterprises in the zones newly added 130 million dollars of investment with a total output value of 820 million dollars. The taxes turned over to host governments were 36 million dollars.

By the end of March， 14 enterprises under construction have completed 1.66 billion dollars of investment， among which 1.3 billion dollars were invested in the infrastructure construction. Enterprises in the zones added up to 409 with an accumulative investment value of 4.34 billion dollars and a total output value of 18.46 billion dollars. The taxes turned over to host governments reached 760 million dollars and 43，000 jobs were created for local areas， among which 40，000 employees were hired from local regions and the third country. 9 enterprises which passed the confirmation examination accumulatively completed 1.37 billion dollars of investment， among which 1.08 billion dollars were invested in the infrastructure construction. Enterprises in the zones reached 309 with an accumulative investment value of 3.77 billion dollars and a total output value of 17.9 billion dollars. The taxes turned over to host governments were 720 million dollars and 34，000 jobs were created for local areas， among which 31，000 employees were from local regions and the third party.