According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, from January to Jun. 2008, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 14544, a decreased 22.15% as compared with that of the same period last year; and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD52.388b, a growth 45.55% as compared with that of the same period last year.

According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, in June 2008, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 2629, a decreased 27.19% as compared with that of the same period last year; and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD9.610b, a growth 14.58% as compared with that of the same period last year.

From January to June from the US, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 28.16% and actual use of foreign investment growth by 12.61% respectively; And from Europe, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 23.88% and actual use of foreign investment growth by 24.43% respectively.

From January to June 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 (USD23.394b), Virgin Island (USD9.424b), Singapore (USD2.522b), Japan (USD2.172b), South Korea (USD1.831b), the US(USD1.638b), Cayman Islands (USD1.596b), West Samoa (USD1.475b), Taiwan Province(USD996m) and Mauritius (USD899m), total of which accounted for 87.71% of total actual use of foreign investment in the country.