The foreign direct investment (FDI) in China reached US$30.789 billion in the first four months of this year, an increase of 11.28 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday.

April alone saw a 24.69 percent growth in FDI to US$7.346 billion, according to a statement published by the ministry.

The FDI growth rate in the first three months was 7.7 percent year on year, and that for March alone stood at 12.08 percent.

(Xinhua News Agency May 14, 2010)