In 2007, China's import and export of lighting appliances and sales growth

According to the Customs Statistics recently released in 2007, 1 to December, China's lighting products exports $12 billion 493 million, accounting for exports of light industrial products in 4.62%, an increase of 25.25%; electric light products total exports of $3 billion 877 million, accounting for the total amount of lighting electrical products export 31.03%, an increase of 35.83%. In 2007 1 to December, China's lighting products total imports amounted to $1 billion 783 million, an increase of 1.92%; electric light products imported 1 billion 523 million U.S. dollars, accounting for the total amount of lighting electrical products imports of 85.42%, an increase of 1.89%. 2007 1 to December, the cumulative increase in the amount of lighting electrical products are higher: fluorescent growth of 40.77%, electric light source parts grew by 43.50%, other sources of electricity increased by 87.28%. Higher imports of products are: tungsten halogen lamp growth of 32.33%, an increase of 32.32% light bulbs, incandescent bulbs grew by 29.99%. The cumulative decline of products are: electronic ballasts (down 41.29%), fluorescent lamp (down by 17.60%), metal halide lamp (down by 11.21%) and electric light source parts (down by 2.06%). According to relevant statistics, in 2007 China's lighting equipment manufacturing enterprises above Designated Size Industrial Output Value totaled 158 billion 31 million yuan, an increase of 31.25% in 2007 from to December sales rate of 97.31%. Industrial sales output totaled 153 billion 776 million yuan, an increase of 29.86%, of which export delivery value of $73 billion 38 million, an increase of 28.92%, exports accounted for the proportion of sales of 47.50%. Light industry wide electric light source production totaled 14 billion 914 million, an increase of 10.24%, the production of lamps and lighting devices (sets, one), an increase of 14.50%.

Source: China Machinery Export Guide