Sales value of electric storage water heaters from all distributed channels posted 9.54 billion Yuan, down by 13.6%year-on-year, gas water heaters 9.32 billion Yuan, down by 11.4% year-on-year according to All View Cloud. Amid the broad sluggishness, online sales of electric storage water heaters stood out with sales value up by 19.1% year-on-year to 2.27 billion Yuan and online brand number up by 34 to 159, according to All View Cloud.