Statistics show that the import & export of FIEs totaled US$48.058 billion in January through March 2000, up by 39.56% over the same period in 1999; the export volume of FIEs reached US$23.906 billion, up by 35.71%, while the import reached US$24.152 billion, up by 43.59%. Of the investment made by FIEs, US$2.612 billion went to the import of equipment for their own use, up by 9.24% and accounting for 10.81% of their total import volume.