Cumulative foreign investments as of August 2006 are down by 2.11 percent year-on-year to 37.192 billion US dollars, and fewer by 7.63 percent in terms of number of foreign-invested establishments. Monthly investments are on the decline for four consecutive months. August investments at 4.486 billion US dollars are lower by 8.49 percent compared to same month last year.  What do the numbers imply?