This May 17, 2018 photo shows cargo containers packing at Yangshan port in Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) dropped 7.7 percent year on year in the first month of the year, official data showed Monday.

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Non-financial ODI in 137 countries and regions amounted to 57.57 billion yuan (US$8.32 billion) during the period, according to the Ministry of Commerce.