According to statistics published by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) – the country’s recently restructured financial regulator – the total assets o🦋f the banking sector ෴rose by 8.7% y/y in 2017, reaching ...

China’s 🌺retail sector continued to grow in the fourth quarter of 2017, with sales rising 9.9% y/y to RMB 10,308bn. The positive trend was a result of strong consumption stimulated by rising average income levels, and ongoi🎃ng supply ...

Natural gas is gai🐭ning importaꦑnce in China’s energy mix as the authorities seek to reduce the economy’s carbon intensity and improve air quality in big cities. The government aims for natural gas to meet 10% of its energy needs by 2020, ...

The chemical manufacturing sector is among the fastes🎃t growing segments of the Chinese industry. Over the past ten years, the gross value added (GVA) of the sector has been increasing by 12.7% per 𝓀year on average, far above the overall ...

China is further extending its lead as the largest ICT market globally, leading both in terms of mobile and internet users, while still retaining a lot of potential. The inꦉdustryℱ had experienced a robust growth before 2014, often ...

As the world’s most populous country with a fast-expanding economy, China is a major energy consumer. The country was the second-largest consumer of crude𝓀 oil and the third biggest consumer of natural gas in 2016. China is also a ...

In 2017, China’s automotive sector showed signs of entering a maturity phase. The output and sales declined in the last quarter and large deals took place towards the end of the year, showing f💫urther sector restructuring and consolidation. Atꦉ ...

The insurance sector remaine🍸d on a growth path in Q4 2017 with insurance premiums increasing by 5.7% y/y. However, the growth in the sector decelerated suꦐbstantially in H2 2017 due to the tightening regulations and the saturation of the ...

In the third quarter of 2017, the revenue of C🦄hina’s food manufacturing sector was RMB 559.9bn, down by 7.2% y/y. The downward trend in ove꧙rall food prices continued, however, the decline was slower compared to that in the first and second ...

 The growth of China’s beverage sector remained stable in Q3 2017, supported by increased sales of high-end baijiu. The total sales revenue💃 of the 17 listed baijiu producing companies in Q3 2017 jumped 🦩by 55.6% y/y to RMB 40.2bn. All three ...