Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China in September rose 6.14 percent year on year, compared with a growth rate of just 1.38 percent in August.

China received US$8.384 billion in FDI last month, compared with US$7.602 billion in August, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday.

The September figure brought the total amount for the first nine months to US$74.34 billion, MOC spokesman Yao Jian said.

(Xinhua News Agency October 15, 2010)