Main industries of China’s light industry expanded investment, achieving a double-digit growth across the board, according to a performance report of China’s light industry from January to April released by China National Light Industry Council.
From January to April, the combined retail sales value of ten categories of products of the light industry came to 2144.8 billion RMB, accounting for 15.5% of the total retail sales of consumer goods, up 2.8% YoY, which is higher than the growth rate of the total retail sales of consumer goods by three percentages.
The export grew steady for the same period. The combined export value of eight key products of the light industry reached 145.9 billion USD, up 8.1% YoY, of which that of plastic products exceeded 30 billion USD, that of home appliances and furniture exceeded 20 billion USD, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.