Foreign direct investment (FDI) flowing into China fell for a fifth straight month in March as companies curbed investment amid a global economic slowdown. The FDI dropped 6.1 percent year on year to $11.76 billion in March, following a 0.9-percent decline in February and a 0.3-percent fall in January, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Tuesday.
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China's CPI rose 4.5 percent year-on-year in January, and PPI rose 0.7 percent, the lowest since December 2009.
China's economy expanded by 9.2 percent in 2011 from a year earlier and the country's GDP reached 47.16 trillion yuan in 2011.
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The 2011 Central Economic Work Conference opened on Dec 12 to set the tone for next year's economic development.
The FDI China attracted in November dropped 9.76 percent year-on-year to $8.76 billion.
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China's consumer price index rose 5.5 percent year-on-year in October, weakening from September's 6.1 percent.
Several farmers claimed that Nestle Co had been collaborating with local vendors to shortchange them for years.