In 2008, under the influence of the financial crisis, the attraction of foreign investment in Dalian still broke the record, with actual use of foreign capital of over USD5b, ranking the second in 15 sub-provincial cities, and the growth rate listed in front rank of the coastal cities. In the first half of 2009, the paid-in foreign capital was USD2.55b, in which the actually utilized foreign capital in manufacturing sector was USD1.36b, accounting for 55% of the total, the newly approved projects above USD10m amounted to 49, up 44.1% year-on-year, and registered foreign capital was USD1.63b, with an increase of 110.7%.