China’s major light industry firms recorded 11.3 trillion yuan (US$1.57 trillion) in operating revenue in the first half of 2025, up 7 per cent year-on-year in value added, data from the China National Light Industry Council showed on Monday.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the policy-fuelled consumer demand surged in the first half of the year, with the retail sales of 11 major light industry product categories exceeding 4.3 trillion yuan (about $590 billion), up 11.6 per cent from the previous year.
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