China's utilised FDI rises 1.7% in 2014: MOFCOM

[SHANGHAI] China's utilised foreign direct investment last year rose 1.7 per cent from the previous year to US$119.56 billion, the commerce ministry said in a statement late on Thursday.

Utilised FDI in December leapt 10.3 per cent from the same month in 2013 to US$13.32 billion, MOFCOM said.

Investment flows into China are an important gauge of the health of the world economy and is also a good indicator of where capital is flowing within the country.

REUTERS