China sees 2nd month of falling foreign investment
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Foreign direct investment in China fell in December, marking the second-straight month of declines from compared to year-earlier levels. The investment inflows from abroad eased 12.7% to .2 billion, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Wednesday. The drop came after November data showed inflows for that month eased 9.8%. Foreign direct investment in 2011 totaled 6 billion, a rise of 9.7% from 2010, when FDI rose 17.4%.
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