BEIJING, February 4: China’s light industry sector witnessed consistent growth in 2025, as reported by the China National Light Industry Council (CNLIC) data on Tuesday.
The added value of light industrial enterprises above the designated size saw an increase of 5.3 percent compared to the previous year, with sector revenue reaching an impressive 23 trillion yuan (approximately US$3.31 trillion).
The profit rate of business revenue was recorded at 6.04 percent, surpassing that of larger industrial enterprises by 0.73 percentage points, and outperforming the manufacturing industry by 1.34 percentage points.
According to China Central Television (CCTV), policy measures significantly boosted consumer demand. In 2025, over 129 million home appliances and 12.5 million electric bicycles were bought through the trade-in programme.
Retail sales across 11 major product categories in the sector amounted to 8.67 trillion yuan (about US$1.25 trillion), reflecting a 7.8 percent increase from the previous year and raising the share of total consumer goods retail sales to 17.3 percent.
The export structure of the light industry continued to show improvement, with exports reaching US$911.46 billion in 2025, contributing 24.2 percent to China’s total exports.
Among 22 major export categories, 11 saw growth. Exports to Belt and Road countries and European Union nations rose by 1.3 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively, demonstrating initial success in diversifying export markets.
