Sincethestartofthereformandopeningdrive,foreigntradeandeconomiccooperationinShaanxiProvincehasmadesignificantprogress.Bytheendof1995,theprovincehadapprovedtheimplementationof2,313itemsutilizingforeigninvestment,withtotalinvestmentvalueofUS$6.771billion,contractualforeigninvestmentvalueofUS$4.94billion,actualutilizationofforeigninvestmentofUS$2.118billion,accountingfor42.9percentofthecontractualforeigninvestmentvalue.InJanuary-April1996,theprovinceapproved106itemsofforeigndirectinvestment,withtotalinvestmentofUS$308million,contractualforeigninvestmentofUS$220millionandactualutilizationofforeigninvestmentofUS$116million.