Industry Analysis

Overview of China’s Toy Retailing Market

The one-child policy in the past played an important role in the fast development of the toy retail industry in China, as parents were willing to spend more money on their children. Even though the current market growth rate has slowed down due to the global economic downturn, the outlook for the toy retailing market in China is optimistic considering the higher disposable income per capita, more Chinese customers being willing to trade up to more expensive toys, in addition to the relaxed population control policy, with more potential end-users…

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Industry Analysis

Market Size and Student Enrollment in China’s Higher Education Industry

The China higher education industry has experienced strong growth over the past few years, primarily driven by the rising expenditure of both public expenditure and private investment. Total revenue generated by China’s higher education industry has increased from CNY688.0 billion in 2011 to CNY940.8 billion in 2015 and is expected to increase to CNY1,384.0 billion in 2020, while the total revenue generated by China’s private higher education sector increased from CNY64.6 billion in 2011 to CNY92.6 billion in 2015, and is expected to further increase to CNY156.3 billion in 2020.…

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Industry Analysis

China’s Online Literature Market Overview

Overview and Outlook of China’s Literature Market China’s literature market currently comprises three sectors: online literature, e-books, and physical books (of a literary nature). Online literature is defined as literary works originally created for general public interest and distributed over the Internet. E-books refer to digital versions of physical books of a literary nature. The key difference between online literature and e-books is that online literature works are originally created on and initially distributed through online literature platforms, typically in serial manner, while e-books are considered as one of the…

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Medical Healthcare

Overview of the Global Biologics Market

The global biologics market is a subset of the global pharmaceutical market. In terms of market size, the global biologics market represented approximately 19.1% of the global pharmaceutical market in 2016. The global pharmaceutical market grew at a CAGR of 4.6% from US$962.0 billion in terms of market size in 2012 to US$1,153.6 billion in 2016, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.0% from 2016 to 2021, reaching US$1,475.1 billion in 2021. Comparatively, the global biologics market grew at a CAGR of 7.7% from US$164.2 billion in…

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Energy & Chemicals

China’s AMR Application Market

Smart Grids and AMR Systems The power distribution sector in China (except for middle and western Inner Mongolia) is controlled by State Grid and Southern Grid, the two state-owned enterprises established both in 2002 in connection with the reform of China’s power system to separate power generation from power transmission and distribution. State Grid is the largest power grid company in China which invests in, constructs and operates power grids in 26 provinces2, covering approximately 85% of electric power users in China as of December 31, 2016, while Southern Grid…

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Medical Healthcare

Global Medical Aesthetic Treatment Market

Overview Medical aesthetic treatment is a general term referring to treatments that focus on the improvement of cosmetic appearance of individuals through treating medical and physical conditions, such as scars, skin laxity, wrinkles, moles, excess fat, cellulite, unwanted hair and skin discoloration. According to the Medical Insight Report, the total global consumer expenditure for medical aesthetic treatments was US$25.9 billion in 2016, and is expected to increase to US$34.1 billion in 2021, representing a CAGR of 5.7%. Medical aesthetic treatments can be carried out by way of (i) non-invasive and…

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Automobile

Top 10 Wheel Hub Brands in China, 2017

1. CITIC Dicastal As a globally leading aluminum alloy wheel manufacture, CITIC Dicastal is the first aluminum alloy wheel manufacturing enterprise in Mainland China which was invested by CITIC Group in 1988. 2. Wanfeng Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel Co., Ltd. was established on the 30th of September, 2001. Its business covers R&D, production and sales of automobile aluminum alloy wheels, motorcycle aluminum alloy wheels, leading the whole industry with an annual production volume of 35 million. 3. Jinfei Jinfei Holding Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 1959, holding total assets…

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Energy & Chemicals

China’s PLC Market

While PLC products were first developed and applied in Europe as early as the 1930s, the PLC technology was first applied commercially in the power distribution sector in China in the 2000s. Notably, State Grid launched its pilot PLC-based AMR projects in 2008, setting off a rapid development of China’s PLC industry. As of today, the PLC technology has been widely adopted as the dominant communications technology for the deployment of AMR systems, which are a key part of the smart grid infrastructure in China. AMR systems accounted for more…

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Manufacturing Telecoms & Computing

Communication Cable Industry in China

Historical development of communication cable market in China Communication copper cables were widely used in the construction of telecommunication network, especially before the 3G network era. With the increasing number of fixed broadband subscribers as well as the development of mobile communication network, diversified Internet services, such as online high definition video, game and shopping boosted the demand for high speed and quality telecommunication network. Hitting the technical edge of transmitting speed and distance, communication copper cable is experiencing a gradual replacement by optical fiber cable in the telecommunication network…

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Food & Beverage

China’s Seafood and Algae Industries

In recent years, China’s seafood and algae industries have experienced rapid development with the types of products being increasingly diversified and the industry chain being gradually extended. The retail sales value of China’s seafood and algae grew at a CAGR of 8.2%, from approximately CNY 219.6 billion in 2011 to approximately CNY 325.8 billion in 2016, of which (i) approximately 52.0% were attributable to frozen seafood; (ii) approximately 12.7% to dried seafood; (iii) approximately 10.7% to algae; (iv) approximately 4.9% to seafood snacks; and (v) the remaining proportion of 19.7%…

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