In January 2012, Chongqing signed two outbound investment projects, with a total investment of USD150 million, making a breakthrough from zero on the same period for 2011. Three newly-approved Chongqing-based overseas enterprises (institutions) have been set up, with a total investment of USD10.5 million, up by 5%. The actual investment reached USD 53.52 million, up by 197% on the same period for 2011

The contractual sum of Chongqing’s overseas projects reached USD166.03 million, up by 502% on the same period for 2011, whilst the turnover of these projects reached USD 48.43 million, up by 138.8%.

The revenue of Chongqing’s overseas labor service reached USD3.21 million, up by 426% on the same period for 2011, with 354 people being sent to overseas to work in January, up by 3.1%, and the current number of overseas labors from Chongqing reaching 19883 people, up by 0.8%.