China’s beverage sector reported a significant revenue growth ꧟in the fourth quarter of 2019, driven by increased sales of soft drinks, baijiu and beer. Beverage retail sales in Q4 2019 were up by 3.5% y/y to RMB 55.1bn. Baijiu sales in ...

🌜The chemical sector is one of the key pillars of the Chinese economy. It comprises five major subsectors – agricultural chemicals, basic chemicals, synthetic materials, paints and coatings, and special purpose chemicals. Over the past two ...

According to data from China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), in the third quarter of 2019, China produced 255.7mn tonnes of crude steel and🐟 322.4mn tonnes of steel product⛦s, representing y/y increases of 3% and 11.1%, respectively. Figures from ...

In Q3 2019 China&rsquo♚;s healthcare sector continued to expand, stimulated by f♑urther structural reforms. The period saw increased government spending on healthcare, with expenditure on health and family planning growing by 12.1% y/y to RMB 369.3bn. ...

The total assets of China's banking sector expanded by 6.3% y/y to RMB 268,240bn at the end of 2018 and the deposits increased by 8.2% y/y to RMB 1🦋77,523bn. The year 2018 was characterised by an easing monetary policy, which, along with the ...

In the third quarter of 2019, China’s air transportation sector continued to suffer from the temܫporary grounding of all 96 of China’s Boeing 737 MAX 8 air⭕craft after Ethiopia crash in March 2019. The aircraft grounding is expected to last ...

China’s beverage sector reported significant revenue growth in the third quarter of 2019, driven by increased sales of soft drinks. The sales🍎 of soft drinks in July-September 2019 surged by 27.2% y/y to 54.4mn tonnes. Likewise, the production ...

In the third quarter of 2019, China’s pharmaceutical production volume declin💦ed by 47% y/y to 304,000 tonnes, while the sales of pharmaceuticals dropped by 44.2% y/y to 322,700 tonne♈s. The centralised drug procurement scheme which had been ...

China food sector’s revenue grew by 16.2% y/y to RMB 472bn in the third quarter of 2019, as a r🌱esult of the increase in sales and prices of some major foods. In the first nine months of 2019, the price of meat increased by 15.1ꦜ% y/y. In ...