Ministry of Commerce: In 2022, the actual use of foreign capital in the country will be 1,232.68 billion yuan

　　According to data released by the Ministry of E-commerce on January 18, China News Service, in 2022, the actual use of foreign capital in the country will be 1,232.68 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.3% on a comparable basis (equivalent to 189.13 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 8%), maintaining a steady growth .

　　The investment structure continued to be optimized.

The actual use of foreign capital in the manufacturing industry was 323.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46.1%, accounting for 26.3% of the country, an increase of 7.8 percentage points from 2021.

The actual use of foreign capital in high-tech industries increased by 28.3%, accounting for 36.1% of the country, an increase of 7.1 percentage points compared with 2021, of which electronic and communication equipment manufacturing, scientific and technological achievements transformation services, and information services increased by 56.8%, 35% and 21.3% respectively.

　　Investment from major sources generally increased.

The sources of large investment growth include South Korea, Germany, and the United Kingdom, which increased by 64.2%, 52.9%, and 40.7% respectively.

The EU, countries along the "Belt and Road" and ASEAN's investment in China increased by 92.2%, 17.2% and 8.2% respectively.

　　Investment in the central and western regions increased steadily.

The actual use of foreign capital in the central and western regions increased by 21.9% and 14.1% respectively, 15.6 and 7.8 percentage points higher than the national average.

Among them, Shanxi, Henan, Guangxi, Shaanxi and other provinces have increased their foreign investment by 229.6%, 119.8%, 49.1% and 33.6%.

　　The leading role of large projects has been enhanced.

Large projects with contractual foreign investment of more than US$100 million actually received foreign investment of 653.47 billion yuan, an increase of 15.3%, accounting for 53% of the actual use of foreign capital in the country, providing an important support for stabilizing foreign investment.

(China New Finance and Economics)