New foreign-invested firms up 16.9 pct in China in first 11 months

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China saw 61,207 newly established foreign-invested firms in the first 11 months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 16.9 percent, according to data released Friday by the Ministry of Commerce.

During the period, the actual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow totaled 693.18 billion yuan (about 98.25 billion U.S. dollars), down 7.5 percent year on year. However, FDI in November alone jumped 26.1 percent year on year, the data showed.

By sector, manufacturing attracted 171.72 billion yuan in actual FDI during the 11-month period, while the services sector drew 506.29 billion yuan. Investment in high-tech industries remained robust, totaling 221.26 billion yuan.

Investment from Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and Britain surged by 67 percent, 47.6 percent and 19.3 percent year on year, respectively, during the same period, according to the data. ■