China's actual use of foreign capital in May stood at 9.26 billion U.S. dollars, up 0.29 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Tuesday.

This is the fourth straight monthly increase since February, when China reported a FDI recovery after declining for eight consecutive months since June of 2012.

During the first five months, the inbound investment increased 1.03 percent from a year earlier to 47.6 billion U.S. dollars, data showed.