Chinese Growth in 2006 &FDI

  • China drew a record US$63 billion (RM220.9 billion) in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2006,up 5% from 2005; 

  • investment overseas by Chinese firms rose 32% from a year earlier in 2006,to US$16.1 billion; 

  • China‘s economy grew by 10.5% in 2006,notching up double-digit growth for the fourth year in a row; 

  • GDP value in 2006 has exceeded 20 trillion yuan (RM9.01 trillion) with a growth rate of 10.5 

  • recorded trade surplus for 2006 of US$177.5 billion (RM623.86 billion). 

  • its overall balance of payments surplus is around 10% of GDP, 

 

(The Edge,Malaysia (1/07)) 

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