China's FDI drops 5.4% in November

China’s foreign direct investment inflow has dropped for a sixth month. Figures from the Ministry of Commerce show FDI into China fell 5.4 percent in November, to 8.29 billion USD, from a year earlier. 

The number of foreign companies set up in China dropped 8.7% in November. Year to date, FDI was 100 billion US dollars, down 3.6% versus a year ago. Foreign investors have slowed their investments into China due to the Eurozone crisis and tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands.