Ministry of Commerce: China absorbed 506.58 billion yuan in foreign investment from January to August.

According to the Securities Times app, on September 19, the Ministry of Commerce disclosed that from January to August 2025, a total of 42,435 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in China, an increase of 14.8% year-on-year; the actual use of foreign investment amounted to 506.58 billion RMB, a decrease of 12.7% year-on-year. In terms of industries, the manufacturing industry used 129.03 billion RMB in foreign investment, while the service industry used 366.19 billion RMB. The high-tech industry used 148.28 billion RMB in foreign investment, with the e-commerce service industry, aerospace equipment manufacturing industry, pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, and medical equipment manufacturing industry experiencing growth of 169.2%, 37.5%, 23.2%, and 19.2% respectively.