China Jan-May non-financial outbound direct investment +2.3% y/y

China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) rose 2.3% in the first five months from a year earlier, to 287.1 billion yuan ($42.85 billion), the commerce ministry said on Thursday.

In dollar terms, ODI increased 3% in January-May, ministry spokesperson Shu Jueting told a news conference. ($1 = 6.7008 Chinese yuan renminbi)