In the year, the province's actual use of foreign capital totaled USD10.44 billion, a year-on-year drop of 2.0%. There were 319 foreign direct investment enterprises newly approved, with a total of 10,791 ones approved. Foreign investment funds actually in place were USD10.07 billion. Among overseas enterprises settled in Sichuan, 219 ones were listed in the Global Top 500. As at the end of the year, 15 foreign consulates were stationed in Sichuan.
The contracted amount of foreign contracted projects was USD4.53 billion in the year, with a turnover of USD5.46 billion, down 23.5% over the previous year. There were 145 new foreign-invested enterprises, with a total of 537 ones.
In the year, there were 8,623 projects under performance with investment from other provinces domestically (including those carried over from previous years), and their average funds in place were RMB100 million, an increase of RMB9.49 million over the previous year. The actual funds in place from other domestic provinces were RMB911.6 billion, up 3.6%.
The total imports and exports were RMB319.03 billion in the year, down 26.0% over the previous year. Among them, the exports were RMB205.65 billion, down 25.3%; imports were RMB113.38 billion, down 27.2%.
All through the year, the imports and exports by way of processing trade were RMB144.92 billion, down 17.1% over the previous year, accounting for 45.3% of the total imports and exports of the province; the imports and exports by way of general trade reached RMB129.53 billion, down 23.5%, accounting for 40.5% of the total imports and exports of the province. The imports and exports by way of logistics goods in the region were RMB32.38 billion, down 53.8%, accounting for 10.1% of the province's total imports and exports.
(The article is provided by Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Statistics, the contents are from 2015 Statistical Bulletin for National Economic and Social Development in Sichuan Province)
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