Ministry of Commerce: China absorbed a total of 327.29 billion yuan in foreign investment from January to May 2026.

According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, from January to May 2026, a total of 25,297 new foreign-invested enterprises were established nationwide, an increase of 5.3% year-on-year; the actual use of foreign capital amounted to 327.29 billion RMB, a decrease of 8.6% year-on-year. In May, the actual use of foreign capital increased by 5.9% year-on-year. In terms of industry, the actual use of foreign capital in the manufacturing industry was 86.97 billion RMB, while the service industry utilized 234.15 billion RMB of foreign capital. The high-tech industry utilized 130.14 billion RMB of foreign capital, an increase of 19.4% year-on-year, accounting for 39.8% of the total actual use of foreign capital in the country, an increase of 9.4 percentage points from the same period last year. Among them, the actual use of foreign capital in R&D and design services, computer and office equipment manufacturing, and electronic and communication equipment manufacturing increased by 96.2%, 29.7%, and 18.2% respectively. In terms of source, actual investments in China from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Switzerland, and the United States increased by 285.5%, 108.6%, 49.4%, and 17.3% respectively (including investment data through free trade zones). This article is compiled from the official website of the Ministry of Commerce. Editor: Jiang Yuanhua, GMTEight.