Number of newly established foreign-invested enterprises in Chinese mainland up 11 pct in Q1

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- In the first quarter of 2026 (Q1), 13,987 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in the Chinese mainland, representing a year-on-year growth of 11 percent, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

From January to March, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Chinese mainland totaled 249.6 billion yuan (about 36.35 billion U.S. dollars) in actual use, down 7.3 percent year on year, according to the ministry.

The actual use of FDI during the period came in at 71.46 billion yuan for the manufacturing industry, and at 174.6 billion yuan for the services industry, according to the ministry.

The actual use of FDI in the country's high-tech industries went up 30.7 percent year on year to 102.73 billion yuan, accounting for 41.2 percent of the total, the data showed.

Investment from Luxembourg, Switzerland, France and the Republic of Korea saw their actual investment in the Chinese mainland increase by 96.8 percent, 50.4 percent, 42.3 percent and 35.2 percent year on year, respectively, according to the data. Enditem