Foreign Borrowings refer to funds borrowed from abroad by the Chines e government at all levels, by various departments, enterprises, bank of China a nd other economic units. It includes: (a) loans of foreign governments, (b) loan s of international financial institutions, (c) remittance loans of foreign banks , (d) export credit of foreign banks, (e) bonds, shares issued abroad and the fu nds that local departments (enterprises) directly borrow from abroad, etc.

Direct Investment by Foreign Enterprises refers to the investment in side China by foreign enterprises and economic organizations or individuals (in cluding overseas Chinese, compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, and Chinese ente rprises registered abroad), following the relevant policies and laws of China, f or the establishment of ventures exclusively with foreign own investment, Sino-f oreign joint ventures and cooperative enterprises or for cooperative explorati o n of resources with enterprises or economic organizations in China.

Other Investment by Foreign Enterprises refers to the investments of excluding foreign borrowings, direct investment by foreign enterprises. It main ly includes (a) compensation trade, (b) provided equipment as price by foreign, (c) international renting (d) other. Actual investment in current year, includin g actual investment in current year or signed in previous years.

Direct Foreign Investment Contracted refer to the total capital that according to the contract, foreign investor should provide.It includes the investment & equipment directly offered by foreign investor and the foreign loans promisesed by foreign investor.

Actually Used foreign Capital refers to foreign actual investment of which the signed agreements & contracts. Foreign capital actually used, followi ng actual allocated funds for loans, following actual investment for direct inve stment by foreign enterprises, following actual coming merchandises for other fo reign investment.

Total Imports and Exports at Customs refers to the value of commodit ies imported into and exported from the boundary of China. Imports and exports t rade are the base on customs supervision, being divided into: common trade, supp lies and gifts as aid given gratis between governments and by the United Nations and other international organizations, and contributions donated by overseas Ch inese, compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao and Chinese with foreign citizenship, compensation trade, the processing and assembling trades and materials, imported and exported commodities processed with imported materials, consignment and com mission agent trade, commodities trading in border areas, overseas projects cont racted, leasing trade, imported equipments & goods by foreign enterprises, proce ssed trade with exported materials, barter trade, tax-free goods, imported and e xported goods sold in China from bonded warehouses and other imported or exporte d goods.

Total Imports and Exports of Main Business Units of Tianjin (foreign trad e imports & exports) include those at Tianjin customs and other customs. T he data of customs statistics has been used since January 1999.