Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
The Book, Magazine and Periodical Printing industry has a long history in China. Despite growing competition from the rapid development of the internet, China's printing sector has maintained steady growth in the past five years.
Industry revenue is expected to total $12.5 billion in 2011, up 8.6% for the year. Annualized revenue growth is estimated at 10.5% over the past five years. There are an estimated 1,540 enterprises operating in the industry in 2011 and with employment totals about 223,700 people. Industry exports are forecast to total $1.7 billion, accounting for 13.6% of total industry revenue in the year. Imports account for less than 5.0% of domestic demand.
In 2008 and 2009, this industry was negatively affected by the global economic downturn.... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Key Buyers Chapter
Industry concentration measures the extent to which the largest four players dominate an industry. An ACMR-IBISWorld analysis of this industry shows that with the top four players accounting for a forecast 8.1% of total industry revenue in 2011, this industry has a low industry concentration level.
With moderate barriers to entry, and printing firms that generally service a small, localized geographic region, small and medium-size companies at present are the major force within this industry. A printing machine with several workers is often sufficient to establish a printing operation. Further, some small companies manage to survive simply by selling the waste paper produced during the printing process... purchase to read more