China's
foreign direct investmentfor the January-April period rose 10.17 percent from a year earlier, the
Ministry of Commercesaid today.
Investment for the first four months totaled US$20.36 billion, the ministry said.
Foreign investment growth for the period was slower than the 11.6 percent registered in the first quarter of 2006, pulled down by slower growth in April, The Associated Press reported.
For April, foreign direct investment totaled US$4.47 billion, up 5.5 percent from a year ago, according to the ministry.