China's non-financial outbound direct investment down 3.7% in H1

China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) went down 3.7 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, official data showed Thursday.

The ODI amounted to 348.8 billion yuan during the period. In US dollar terms, the ODI went up 4.7 percent to $53.9 billion, according to the Ministry of Commerce.