BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's massive foreign exchange reserves
mainly came from the sharp increase of surplus in goods trade, according to the
latest report from the People's Bank of China.
The hefty rise in goods trade surplus is due to China's improving
manufacturing capability and the country's booming exports supported by the
robust global economy. said the report of the central bank.
China's foreign exchange reserves reached 1.066 trillion U.S. dollars at
the end of 2006.
Surplus in foreign direct investment (FDI) under the capital account
decreased slightly as Chinese enterprises sped up overseas investment, said the
report.
Figures with the Ministry of Commerce showed China's actual use of FDI
totaled 69.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2006, down 4.1 percent year on year.