According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, from January  to May 2009, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 7890, a decreased 33.78% as compared with that of the same period last year; and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD34.048b, a decreased 20.41% as compared with that of the same period last year.

According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, in May  2009, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 1649, a decreased 32% as compared with that of the same period last year; and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD6.379b, a decreased 17.81% 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 32.95% and actual use of foreign investment decreased by 23.49% respectively; And from Europe, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 23.39% and actual use of foreign investment decreased by 8.87% 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 (USD15.726b), Virgin Island(USD4.687b),  Japan(USD1.652b), Singapore (USD1.64b),  Cayman Islands(USD1.345b), the USA(USD1.092b), South Korea(USD1.072b), West Samoa(USD0.961b), Taiwan Province(USD0.636b) and  Mauritius(USD0.476b), total of which accounted for 86.02% of total actual use of foreign investment in the country.