According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, from January to December 2005, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 44001, a growth  0.77% as compared with that of the same period last year;  and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD60.325b, a decreased 0.50% as compared with that of the same period last year.

In December, the foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 4322 around the country, a decreased of 2.75% as compared with that of the same period last year;  and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD7.198b, a growth of 11.14% as compared with that of the same period last year.

From January to December from the ten Asian nations/regions (Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea), the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a increased of 0.69% and actual use of foreign investment decreased by 5.19% respectively; From the US, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 4.69%  and actual use of foreign investment decreased by 22.32% respectively; And from Europe, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a growth of 17.46% and actual use of foreign investment growth by 22.52% respectively. From part of the free ports, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 3.21% and actual use of foreign investment increased by 24.43% respectively.

From January to December 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 (USD17.949b), Virgin Island (USD9.022b), Japan (USD6.53b), South Korea(USD5.168b), the US (USD3.061b), Singapore (USD2.204b), Taiwan Province (USD2.152b), Cayman Islands (USD1.948b), Germany (USD1.53b) and West Samoa(USD1.352b), total of which accounted for 84.40% of total actual use of foreign investment in the country.