China's FDI drops 1.3 pct to 793.27 bln yuan during Jan-Nov period

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China fell 1.3 per cent in the first 11 months of the year to 793.27 billion yuan ($115.54 billion) from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

In November, FDI into China dropped 26.3 per cent year-on-year to 92.11 billion yuan, the commerce ministry said.

In the January-November period, foreign direct investment into China from the United States increased 3.7 percent from a year earlier, the ministry added. ($1 = 6.8656 Chinese yuan renminbi)