China’s manufacture sector attracted US$16.52 billion in foreign direct investment in the first nine months of 2000, according to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Agreed foreign investment for 11,185 manufacturing projects in the said period totaled US$26.63 billion, the NBS said.
The next sector receiving the largest actual foreign investment is real estate, which attracted US$3.23 billion.
Up to US$1.56 billion of foreign investment went to the production and supply of power, gas and water, while another US$1.49 billion were pumped into the social services sector, according to the NBS.
(Xinhua 01/24/2001)
