Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
The Wedding Services industry in China as defined in this report is estimated to realize total revenue of $17.78 billion in 2011, up by 11.5% from 2010. The growth rate was slightly slower in 2009 as many people chose to marry in 2008. Rapid growth of more than 10% was experienced in 2008, with a total of around 11 million marriages registered during the year. Due to this high increase in 2008, the growth rate of marriages slowed to 4.7% in 2009. In 2010, the growth rate of marriages was also low at 4.8% as there was no "spring begins" solar term in the lunar calendar year of 2010, which led many to believe that the year was unlucky to get married in. Many people chose to marry in 2009 and 2011 as a result.... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Products Chapter
The main services provided by the Wedding Services industry in China include restaurant decorations, MCs, car rentals and video recording services. These bring the largest shares of revenue, while other services are offered as supplemental services. These services include wedding dress renting, bridal makeup and hairdressing and restaurant bookings, and they are offered by relatively few companies, usually large ones. Dating services are common in China and a significant number of the industry's enterprises specialize in this only. Dating services are rarely offered together with other service types, and they contribute to a small share of industry revenue.
Restaurant decoration makes up about 48.8% of the industry revenue, most firms in the industry offering this service... purchase to read more