China's FDI inflow up 6.6% in January-October period

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 6.6 percent year-on-year to 752.41 billion yuan in the first 10 months of the year, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Nov 18.

In US dollar terms, the FDI inflow stood at $110.78 billion during the period, up 2.9 percent year-on-year. The FDI inflow last October reached 69.2 billion yuan, up 7.4 percent year-on-year.