China Jan-Oct inbound FDI down 1.2% y-o-y

[BEIJING] China drew US$95.9 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 10 months of 2014, down 1.2 per cent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.

In October alone, China attracted US$8.5 billion in FDI, up 1.3 per cent from a year earlier, the ministry said.

China's non-financial direct outbound investment rose 17.8 per cent in the first 10 months from a year earlier to US$81.9 billion.

REUTERS