China Jan-Sept inbound FDI down 1.4 pct y-o-y

[Beijing] China drew US$87.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of 2014, down 1.4 per cent from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday.

In September alone, China attracted US$9.0 billion in FDI, up 1.9 per cent from a year earlier, the ministry said.

China's non-financial direct outbound investment rose 21.6 per cent in the first nine months from a year earlier to US$75.0 billion. REUTERS