Ch Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into China in September climbed 4.88 percent from a year ago, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

China drew 8.84 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment in September, the ministry said, while in the first nine months, FDI totaled 88.6 billion U.S. dollars, up 6.22 percent from the same period of 2012.