BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- China posted 43.25 billion US dollars of actual use of foreign investment in the first nine months of 2005, down 2.11 percent over the same period last year, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).

    Statistics released by the MOFCOM Friday show that China registered 130.3 billion US dollars of contractual foreign investment in the January-September period, a year-on-year increase of 21.81 percent.

    Over 32,000 foreign-invested companies were established in this period, up 0.03 percent over the same period last year.

    The statistics also list the top ten countries and regions in terms of investment on the Chinese mainland, with Hong Kong investing the largest amount. Enditem