China Foreign Investment Inflows Fall 6.2% in First Seven Months

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China established 37,711 new foreign-invested enterprises in the first seven months of 2026, a 4.4% year-on-year increase, signaling continued foreign business entry.
Actual use of foreign capital reached 438.33 billion yuan, down 6.2% year on year, with services drawing 319.95 billion yuan versus manufacturing's 109.43 billion yuan.
High-technology industries attracted 182.31 billion yuan, surging 32.7% and accounting for 41.6% of total foreign investment, up 12.2 percentage points from last year.
The data reflects a structural shift toward tech-driven foreign investment despite an overall decline in capital inflows.

NextFin News — China’s Ministry of Commerce reported Friday that the country established 37,711 new foreign-invested enterprises in the first seven months of 2026, a 4.4 percent increase from a year earlier.

Actual use of foreign capital totaled 438.33 billion yuan, down 6.2 percent year on year. Manufacturing accounted for 109.43 billion yuan of the inflows, while the services sector drew 319.95 billion yuan.

High-technology industries attracted 182.31 billion yuan, up 32.7 percent, representing 41.6 percent of total actual foreign investment and an increase of 12.2 percentage points from the same period last year.

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