China Industry Sectors

By: Liz Zuliani   Date: 24 March 2011

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China’s industry sectors are growing at phenomenal proportions, and the country is fast becoming the epicenter for mass manufacturing of goods and products. In 2010, China’s industrial production growth rate was 8.1 percent.

China’s industries include:
•    mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals and coal
•    machine building and armaments
•    textiles and apparel
•    petroleum
•    cement
•    chemicals
•    fertilizers
•    consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics
•    food processing
•    transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft
•    telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles and satellite

In 2010, the agriculture sector accounted for 10.9 percent of GDP, 48.6 percent came from industry and 40.5 percent from the services sector. 39.5 percent of the 812.7 million labor force is employed in agriculture, 27.2 percent in industry and 33.2 percent in services.

China Manufacturing Industry

The manufacturing industry in China forms the backbone of the economy of China. With China's entry into World Trade Organization, China has enhanced productivity by leaps and bounds.However, China is still lagging behind developed countries.

Technical standards determine to a large extent the success of any manufacturing industry. Studies reveal that in terms of technical standards, the Chinese manufacturing industry has not been able to cope. Technical know-how used in the Chinese manufacturing industry is not up to international industry standards.


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