Jan.-Sept. FDI falls 14% from year earlier

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China drew nearly 64 billion US dollars in foreign direct investment in the first nine months of the year, down 14.2 percent from the same period last year. But that's still an improvement compared with a 17.5 percent fall for the first eight months.

In September alone, China attracted 7.9 billion US dollars in FDI, up 18.9 percent from a year earlier. Capital inflows have surged since the country joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. But have petered off since late last year amidst a global economic downturn.