Statistics show that the import & export of FIEs totaled US$85.954 billion in January through May 2000, up by 37.21% over the same period in 1999; the export volume of FIEs reached US$42.895 billion, up by 34.51%, while the import reached US$43.059 billion, up by 40.01%. Of the investment made by FIEs, US$4.745 billion went to the import of equipment for their own use, up by 14.31% and accounting for 11.02% of their total import volume.