According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, from January to May 2008, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 11915, a decreased 20.95% as compared with that of the same period last year; and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD42.778b, a growth 54.97% as compared with that of the same period last year.

According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, in May 2008, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 2425, a decreased 10.94% as compared with that of the same period last year; and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD7.761b, a growth 37.94% as compared with that of the same period last year.

From January to May from the US, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 28.13% and actual use of foreign investment growth by 25.09% respectively; And from Europe, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 24.85% and actual use of foreign investment growth by 35.20% respectively.

From January to May 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 (USD18.863b), Virgin Island (USD7.388b), Singapore (USD2.133b), Japan (USD1.833b), South Korea (USD1.556b), the US(USD1.427b), Cayman Islands (USD1.358b), West Samoa (USD1240m), Taiwan Province(USD800m) and Mauritius (USD775m), total of which accounted for 87.37% of total actual use of foreign investment in the country.