CRI听力:1H FDI Increases Over 2 Percent

Foreign direct investment here in China hit 63 billion U.S. dollars through the first half of this year.

This is up over 2-percent year-on-year.

While up, the analysis shows FDI into China from the United States and European Union has declined through the first half.

Shen Danyang with the Ministry of Commerce says the growth of foreign investment is slowing down due to rising costs.

"In the future, foreign investment into China may enter a stage featuring 'adjustment, differentiation, slow growth and steadiness'. Foreign investment into the export-oriented firms and manufacturing industry in the country is declining and, in particular, that into the export-oriented firms will drop further. This is resulted from the comprehensive cost rise."

Though investment from developed countries is declining, the Commerce Ministry says the investment environment in China remains attractive.

Through the past quarter, foreign investors established more than 8-thousand companies, up over 6-percent year-on-year.