Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – According to the China National Light Industry Council, my country's light industry economy maintained overall stability in 2025. Specifically, the added value of light industries above designated size increased by 5.3% year-on-year; light industry, accounting for 13% of the national industrial assets, achieved 16.5% of the national industrial operating revenue and 18.8% of the national industrial profits.
Data shows that in 2025, the added value of the electric bicycle, battery, and plastic furniture manufacturing industries grew by over 20%, while the added value of the agricultural and sideline food processing industry and the food manufacturing industry increased by 5.6% and 5.3% year-on-year, respectively. Among the 90 major light industrial products tracked by the National Bureau of Statistics, 35 products saw output growth, with electric bicycle production increasing by 21.6% and solar cell production increasing by 7.6%.
With the synergistic effects of a series of policies to expand domestic demand and promote consumption, domestic consumption demand continued to be released. In 2025, the retail sales of 11 categories of light industrial goods reached 8.6719 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%. Among them, retail sales of household appliances and audio-visual equipment increased by 11% year-on-year, furniture by 14.6%, and cultural and office supplies by 17.3%.
On the export front, among the 22 major export categories in the light industry, 11 sectors saw year-on-year growth in export value. Specifically, exports of batteries and battery parts reached US$84.73 billion, a year-on-year increase of 22.3%; exports of daily chemical products reached US$18.07 billion, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%; and exports of light industrial machinery reached US$12.69 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%.
Zhang Chonghe, president of the China National Light Industry Council, stated that in 2026, with the in-depth implementation of a series of policies and measures to stabilize the economy, expand domestic demand, and promote consumption, the advantages of my country's light industry—its resilience, stable development, and great potential—will continue to be evident. It is expected that the light industry economy will exhibit overall stability with sectoral differentiation, maintaining a medium-speed growth trend.
