According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, from January to April 2008, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 9490, a decreased 23.15% as compared with that of the same period last year; and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD35.017b, a growth 59.32% as compared with that of the same period last year.

According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, in April 2008, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 2541, a decreased 16.74% as compared with that of the same period last year; and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD7.603b, a growth 52.70% as compared with that of the same period last year.

From January to April from the US, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 30.84% and actual use of foreign investment growth by 27.89% respectively; And from Europe, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 26.25% and actual use of foreign investment growth by 42.54% respectively.

From January to April this year, the top ten nations and regions with investment in China (as per the actual input of foreign capital) are as follows: Hong Kong (USD15.105b), Virgin Island (USD6.336b), Singapore (USD1.694b), Japan (USD1.526b), South Korea (USD1.245b), the US(USD1.202b), Cayman Islands (USD1.061b), West Samoa (USD952m), Mauritius (USD681m) and Taiwan Province(USD649m), total of which accounted for 86.96% of total actual use of foreign investment in the country.