CHINA CONTACT I
CONTENTS II
INTRODUCTION
Report Coverage
Executive Summary
Glossary
Relevant Access Asia Reports
Free Online Newsletter & Editorials
A.1 Fast Facts
A.2 Regions of China
 Map A.1 CHINA: PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES
    
1 CHINA’S REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MARKET
      1.1 Overview
      1.2 Total Non-food Market
        1.2.1 Total Non-food Market: Food and Non-food Sales
        Table 1.1 TOTAL CURRENT VALUE RETAIL SALES BY FOOD AND NON-FOOD, 1998-2004*
        1.2.2 Total Non-food Market: Food/Non-food Sales Split
        Table 1.2 % BREAKDOWN OF SALES BY FOOD AND NON-FOOD, 1998-2004*
        1.2.3 Total Non-food Market: Urban and Rural Split
        Table 1.3 TOTAL CURRENT VALUE RETAIL SALES BY FOOD AND NON-FOOD, 1998-2004*
        1.2.4 Total Non-food Market: Total Value Trends
        Table 1.4 TOTAL NON-FOOD RETAIL SALES CURRENT VALUE BY MAJOR PRODUCT CATEGORY, 1998-2004*
        1.2.5 Total Non-food Market: Urban Value Trends
        Table 1.5 URBAN NON-FOOD CURRENT VALUE SALES BY MAJOR PRODUCT CATEGORY, 1998-2004*
        1.2.6 Total Non-food Market: Rural Value Trends
        Table 1.6 RURAL NON-FOOD CURRENT VALUE SALES BY MAJOR PRODUCT CATEGORY, 1998-2004*
      1.3 Total Refrigerator & Freezer Market
        1.3.1 Total Refrigerator & Freezer Market: White Goods Market Size
        Table 1.7 WHITE GOODS RETAIL SALES AS A % OF TOTAL RETAIL NON-FOOD SALES, 1998-2004*
        Table 1.8 REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER RETAIL SALES AS A % OF TOTAL RETAIL WHITE GOODS SALES, 1998-2004*
        1.3.2 Total Refrigerator & Freezer Market: Sector Values
        Table 1.9 CURRENT VALUE RETAIL SALES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS BY SECTOR, 1998-2004*
        1.3.3 Total Refrigerator & Freezer Market: Value Sector Shares
        Table 1.10 % BREAKDOWN OF CURRENT VALUE RETAIL SALES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS BY SECTOR, 1998-2004*
        1.3.4 Total Refrigerator & Freezer Market: Value Growth Rates
        Table 1.11 % ANNUAL GROWTH FOR CURRENT VALUE RETAIL SALES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS BY SECTOR, 1998-2004*
        1.3.5 Total Refrigerator & Freezer Market: Sector Volumes
        Table 1.12 RETAIL MARKET VOLUME SALES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS BY SECTOR, 1998-2004*
        1.3.6 Total Refrigerator & Freezer Market: Volume Sector Shares
        Table 1.13 % BREAKDOWN OF RETAIL SALES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS VOLUME SALES BY SECTOR, 1998-2004*
        1.3.7 Total Refrigerator & Freezer Market: Volume Growth Rates
        Table 1.14 % ANNUAL GROWTH FOR VOLUME RETAIL SALES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS BY SECTOR, 1998-2004*
      1.4 Regional Markets
        1.4.1 Regional Markets: Regional Value
        Table 1.15 RETAIL REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS CURRENT VALUE SALES BY PROVINCE, 1998-2004*
        1.4.2 Regional Markets: Regional Value Shares & Growth
        Table 1.16 % BREAKDOWN & PERIOD MARKET GROWTH OF VALUE REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS GOODS SALES BY PROVINCE, 2004*
        1.4.3 Regional Markets: Per Capita Values
        Table 1.17 PER CAPITA RETAIL REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS SALES CURRENT VALUES BY PROVINCE, 1998-2004*
        1.4.4 Regional Markets: Regional Volume
        Table 1.18 RETAIL REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS CURRENT VOLUME SALES BY PROVINCE, 1998-2004*
        1.4.5 Regional Markets: Regional Volume Shares & Growth
        Table 1.19 % BREAKDOWN & PERIOD MARKET GROWTH OF VOLUME RETAIL REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS SALES BY PROVINCE, 2004*
        1.4.6 Regional Markets: Per Capita Volumes
        Table 1.20 PER CAPITA RETAIL REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS SALES CURRENT VOLUMES BY PROVINCE, 1998-2004*
      1.5 Market Parameters
        1.5.1 Market Parameters: Home Ownership
        1.5.2 Market Parameters: Per Capita Living Space
        Table 1.21 PER CAPITA AVERAGE FLOOR SPACE &AVERAGE ROOMS PER HOUSEHOLD IN CHINA BY PROVINCE, 2001
        1.5.3 Market Parameters: Total Residential Floor Space
        Table 1.22 TOTAL FLOOR SPACE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS BY PROVINCE, 2000
        1.5.4 Market Parameters: Total Residential Floor Space
        Table 1.23 TOTAL LIVING SPACE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS BY PROVINCE, 2000
      1.6 Market Shares
        1.6.1 Market Shares: National Refrigerator Sector Shares
        Table 1.24 LEADING REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURERS MARKET SHARES BY REVENUE, 2001/2002
        1.6.2 Market Shares: Refrigerator Sector Shares in Beijing
        Table 1.25 MARKET SHARES OF REFRIGERATOR BRANDS IN BEIJING, 2002
        1.6.3 Market Shares: Refrigerator Sector Shares in Shanghai
        Table 1.26 MARKET SHARES OF REFRIGERATOR BRANDS IN SHANGHAI, 2002
        1.6.4 Market Shares: Refrigerator Sector Shares in Guangzhou
        Table 1.27 MARKET SHARES OF REFRIGERATOR BRANDS IN GUANGZHOU, 2002
        1.6.5 Market Shares: Refrigerator Sector Shares in Chengdu
        Table 1.28 MARKET SHARES OF REFRIGERATOR BRANDS IN CHENGDU, 2002
        1.6.6 Market Shares: Refrigerator Sector Shares in Wuhan
        Table 1.29 MARKET SHARES OF REFRIGERATOR BRANDS IN WUHAN, 2002
        1.6.7 Market Shares: Refrigerator Sector Shares in Xi’an
        Table 1.30 MARKET SHARES OF REFRIGERATOR BRANDS IN XI’AN, 2002
        1.6.8 Market Shares: Shares Sector Shares in Shenyang
        Table 1.31 MARKET SHARES OF REFRIGERATOR BRANDS IN SHENYANG, 2002
        1.6.9 Market Shares: Shares Sector Shares in Other Major Chinese Cities
        Table 1.32 MARKET SHARES OF REFRIGERATOR BRANDS IN OTHER MAJOR CHINESE CITIES, 2002
      1.7 Prices
        1.7.1 Prices: Retail Price Indices
        Table 1.33 RETAIL PRICE INDICES BY BROAD SECTOR, 1998-2004*
        1.7.2 Prices: Average Unit Prices
        Table 1.34 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS, 1998-2004*
        1.7.3 Prices: Average Unit Price Growth
        Table 1.35 % ANNUAL GROWTH OF AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS, 1998-2004*
        1.7.4 Prices: Average Regional Unit Prices
        Table 1.36 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS BY PROVINCE, 1998-2004*
        1.7.5 Prices: Average Regional Unit Price Growth
        Table 1.37 % ANNUAL GROWTH OF AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS BY PROVINCE, 1998-2004*
        1.7.6 Prices: Selected Product Prices
        Table 1.38 RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS, 2003
       1.10 Outlook
         1.10.1 Outlook: Forecast Trends
         1.10.2 Outlook: Total Market Size
         Table 1.39 FORECAST TOTAL VALUE MARKET FOR REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS, 2005-2009
         Table 1.40 FORECAST TOTAL VOLUME MARKET FOR REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS, 2005-2009
         1.10.3 Outlook: Sector Values
         Table 1.41 FORECAST VOLUME & VALUE SALES OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS BY SECTOR, 2005-2009
         Table 1.42 FORECAST % BREAKDOWN OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS VOLUME & VALUE SALES BY SECTOR, 2005-2009
         Table 1.43 FORECAST % ANNUAL GROWTH OF REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS SALES BY SECTOR, 2005-2009
       1.11 Current Issues
         1.11.1 Current Issues: Chemicals Legislation
         Table 1.48 TOTAL CHEMICALS IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1991-1997
         Table 1.49 DESCRIPTION OF AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM AREAS
         Table 1.50 PRIORITY CONCERNS RELATED TO CHEMICAL POLLUTION
         Table 1.51 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
         Table 1.52 AN OVERVIEW OF AVAILABLE CHEMICALS INFORMATION
         Table 1.53 LOCATION OF NATIONAL CHEMICALS DATA
         1.11.2 Current Issues: Housing Legislation
         1.11.3 Current Issues: The Growth of New Fully-Furnished Apartments
         1.11.4 Current Issues: Home Cleaning Services
         1.11.5 Current Issues: Effects of WTO Entry
         1.11.6 Current Issues: Increasing Competition in the Market
         1.11.7 Current Issues: Instalment Retailing
         1.11.8 Current Issues: Increased Use of Credit Cards
         Table 1.54 CREDIT CARD STATISTICS IN CHINA, 1998/2001
         1.11.9 Current Issues: E-commerce
         Table 1.55 TOTAL MARKET FOR E-COMMERCE IN CHINA, 1998-2002
         Table 1.56 LEADING B2C CATEGORIES OF E-COMMERCE SALES, 2000
    
2 MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION
      2.1 Marketing & Advertising
      2.2 Consumers
      2.3 Wholesale Distribution
      Table 2.1 LEADING WHOLESALERS OF WHITE GOODS, 2002
      2.4 Retail Distribution of White Goods
      Table 2.2 PERCENTAGE OF WHITE GOODS SALES BY RETAIL OUTLET TYPE, 1997-2003
    
3 SOURCES OF SUPPLY
      3.1 Manufacturing Industry
        3.1.1 Manufacturing Industry: Consolidation in the White Goods Market Expected
        3.1.2 Manufacturing Industry: The Fight for Retail Space
        3.1.3 Manufacturing Industry: Broad Electronics Market Profit Drop
      3.2 Refrigerator & Freezer Industry
        3.2.1 Refrigerator & Freezer Industry: Industry Manufacturers & Revenue
        Table 3.1 TOTAL NUMBER OF REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS AGAINST INDUSTRY REVENUES, 1995-2002
        3.2.2 Refrigerator & Freezer Industry: Industry Revenue & Profit
        Table 3.2 REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER INSUTRY REVENUE & PROFIT COMPARED, 1995-2002
        3.2.3 Refrigerator & Freezer Industry: Regional Output Volume
        Table 3.3 REGIONAL STATISTICS OF CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS, 2002
      3.3 Key Refrigerator & Freezer Manufacturers
        3.3.1 Key Refrigerator & Freezer Manufacturers: Key Statistics
        Table 3.4 SUMMARY STATISTICS OF CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS, 2001
        Table 3.5 SUMMARY STATISTICS OF CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS, 2002
        3.3.2 Key Refrigerator & Freezer Manufacturers: Industry Revenue Shares
        Table 3.6 CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS?% SHARE OF INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2001
        Table 3.7 CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS?% SHARE OF INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2002
        3.3.3 Key Refrigerator & Freezer Manufacturers: Industry Profit Shares
        Table 3.8 CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS?% SHARE OF INDUSTRY PROFITS, 2001
        Table 3.9 CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS?% SHARE OF INDUSTRY PROFITS, 2002
        3.3.4 Key Refrigerator & Freezer Manufacturers: Profitability
        Table 3.10 CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS?PROFITABILITY, 2001
        Table 3.11 CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS?PROFITABILITY, 2002
        3.3.5 Key Refrigerator & Freezer Manufacturers: Revenue Per Employee
        Table 3.12 CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS?AVERAGE REVENUES PER EMPLOYEE, 2001
        Table 3.13 CHINA’S LEADING REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER MANUFACTURERS?AVERAGE REVENUES PER EMPLOYEE, 2002
      3.4 Imports
      3.5 Exports
    
4 SWOT ANALYSIS
      4.1 Strengths
      4.2 Weaknesses
      4.3 Opportunities
      4.4 Threats
    
5 COMPANY PROFILES
      5.1 Anhui BSA Cooling Appliances Co., Ltd.
        5.1.1 Anhui BSA Cooling Appliances: Company Details
        5.1.2 Anhui BSA Cooling Appliances: Financial Summary
        Table 5.1 ANHUI BSA COOLING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001/2002
      5.2 China Refrigeration Industry Co., Ltd.
        5.2.1 China Refrigeration Industry: Company Details
        5.2.2 China Refrigeration Industry: Company Details
        5.2.3 China Refrigeration Industry: Financial Summary
        Table 5.2 CHINA REFRIGERATION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002
      5.3 Electrolux
        5.3.1 Electrolux: Company Details
        5.3.2 Electrolux: Company Background
        5.3.3 Electrolux: China Operations
        5.3.4 Electrolux: Financial Results
        Table 5.3 ELECTROLUX SINO-ITALIAN (CHANGSHA) REFRIGERATORCO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001
        Table 5.4 ELECTROLUX: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
      5.4 Fujitsu General (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
        5.4.1 Fujitsu General (Shanghai): Company Details
        5.4.2 Fujitsu General (Shanghai): Company Background
        5.4.3 Fujitsu General (Shanghai): Financial Summary
        Table 5.5 FUJITSU GENERAL (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001/2002
        Table 5.6 FUJITSU GENERAL: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001/02-2003/04
      5.5 Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holding Co., Ltd.
        5.5.1 Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holding: Company Details
        5.5.2 Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holding: Company Background
        5.5.3 Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holding: Company Structure
        5.5.4 Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holding: Financial Results
        Table 5.7 GUANGDONG KELON ELECTRICAL HOLDING: INANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
        5.5.5 Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holding: Future Strategies
      5.6 Hai’er (Group) Co., Ltd.
        5.6.1 Hai’er: Company Details
        5.6.2 Hai’er: Company Background
        5.6.3 Hai’er: Core Activities
        5.6.4 Hai’er: Broad Company Structure
        5.6.5 Hai’er: Logistics
        5.6.6 Hai’er: Financial Results
        Table 5.8 GUIZHOU HAI’ER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002
        Table 5.9 HEFEI HAI’ER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002
        Table 5.10 SHUNDE HAI’ER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001/2002
        Table 5.11 HAI’ER GROUP: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002
        Table 5.12 HAI’ER REFRIGERATION COMPANY LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
        5.6.7 Hai’er: Future Strategies
      5.7 Hefei Meiling Group Company
        5.7.1 Hefei Meiling Group: Company Details
        5.7.2 Hefei Meiling Group: Company Background
        5.7.3 Hefei Meiling Group: Financial Results
        Table 5.13 HEFEI MEILING GROUP: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
        5.7.4 Hefei Meiling Group: Future Strategies
      5.8 Henan Xinfei Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
        5.8.1 Henan Xinfei Electric Appliance: Company Details
        5.8.2 Henan Xinfei Electric Appliance: Company Background
        5.8.3 Henan Xinfei Electric Appliance: Financial Results
        Table 5.14 HENAN XINFEI ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001/2002
      5.9 Hisense Electric Co., Ltd.
        5.9.1 Hisense Electric: Company Details
        5.9.2 Hisense Electric: Company Background
        5.9.3 Hisense Electric: Financial Results
        Table 5.15 HISENSE GROUP CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
        Table 5.16 HISENSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
        5.9.4 Hisense Electric: Future Strategies
       5.10 Jiangsu Chunlan Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd.
         5.10.1 Jiangsu Chunlan Refrigeration Equipment: Company Details
         5.10.2 Jiangsu Chunlan Refrigeration Equipment: Company Background
         5.10.3 Jiangsu Chunlan Refrigeration Equipment: Financial Summary
         Table 5.17 JIANGSU CHUNLAN REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
       5.11 Jingdezhen Huayi Electrical Appliance General Co.
         5.11.1 Jingdezhen Huayi Electrical Appliance: Company Details
         5.11.2 Jingdezhen Huayi Electrical Appliance: Company Background
         5.11.3 Jingdezhen Huayi Electrical Appliance: Financial Results
         Table 5.18 JINGDEZHEN HUAYI COMPRESSOR: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
       5.12 Konka Group Co., Ltd.
         5.12.1 Konka: Company Details
         5.12.2 Konka: Company Background
         5.12.3 Konka: Financial Results
         Table 5.19 KONKA: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
         5.12.4 Konka: Future Strategies
       5.13 LG Electronics
         5.13.1 LG Electronics: Company Details
         5.13.2 LG Electronics: Company Background
         5.13.3 LG Electronics: Financial Results
         Table 5.20 LG ELECTRONICS: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
       5.14 Little Swan Co., Ltd.
         5.14.1 Little Swan Group: Company Details
         5.14.2 Little Swan Group: Company Background
         5.14.3 Little Swan Group: Company Structure
         5.14.4 Little Swan Group: Recent Activities
         5.14.5 Little Swan Group: Financial Results
         Table 5.21 LITTLE SWAN GROUP: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
         5.14.6 Little Swan Group: Future Strategies
       5.15 Matsushita
         5.15.1 Matsushita: Company Details
         5.15.2 Matsushita: Company Background
         5.15.3 Matsushita: China Activities
         Table 5.22 GUANGDONG MATSUSHITA (PANASONIC) ECOLOGY SYSTEMS CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002
         Table 5.23 PANASONIC WANBAO (GUANGZHOU) AIR-CONDITIONER CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002
         Table 5.24 MATSUSHITA-WANBAO (GUANGZHOU) COMPRESSOR CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001/2002
         Table 5.25 HANGZHOU MATSUSHITA HOME APPLIANCES CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001/2002
         5.15.4 Matsushita: Financial Results
         Table 5.26 MATSUSHITA: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2000-2002
       5.16 Ningbo Xinle Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd.
         5.16.1 Ningbo Xinle Electrical Appliances: Company Details
         5.16.2 Ningbo Xinle Electrical Appliances: Company Background
       5.17 Qingdao Aucma Group
         5.17.1 Qingdao Aucma Group: Company Details
         5.17.2 Qingdao Aucma Group: Company Background
         5.17.3 Qingdao Aucma Group: Financial Results
         Table 5.27 QINGDAO AUCMA GROUP: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003
         5.16.4 Qingdao Aucma Group: Future Strategies
       5.17 Xingxing Group Co., Ltd.
         5.17.1 Xingxing Group: Company Details
         5.17.2 Xingxing Group: Company Background
         5.17.3 Xingxing Group: Financial Summary
         Table 5.27 XINGXING GROUP CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001/2002
    
6 CONTACTS
      6.1 Trade Organisations
        6.1.1 China Advertising Association
        6.1.2 China Chain Stores and Franchising Association (CCSFA)
        6.1.3 China Electronics Appliance Corporation
        6.1.4 China Hardware, Electrical Appliance & Chemical Association
        6.1.5 China Household Electronic Appliances Association
      6.2 Government Departments
        6.2.1 The Ministry of Information Industry (MII)
        6.2.2 China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)/China Chamber of International Commerce
        6.2.3 China National Technical I/E Corporation
        6.2.4 China National Machinery & Equipment I/E Corporation
        6.2.5 Ministry of Internal Trade
        6.2.6 The State Economic and Trade Commission
    
7 RELEVANT EXHIBITIONS & TRADE FAIRS
      7.1 Spring National Electronics Fair
      7.2 Spring National Electrical Apparatus Commodity Trade Fair
      7.3 Household Electrical Appliance (HEA)
      7.4 China International Electronic Exhibition
      7.5 Dalian International Household Electronic Apparatus Exhibition
      7.6 China Intelligent Building Show
      7.7 Fujian International Building Electrification & Elevator Show
      7.8 Autumn National Electrical Apparatus Commodity Trade Fair
      7.9 Autumn national Electronics Fair & International Electronics Fair
       7.10 Wuhan Electronics Show of China

APPENDIX: EXCHANGE RATES
A.1 Exchange Rates: China
       Table A.1 AVERAGE ANNUAL EXCHANGE RATES, 1997?004
A.2 Exchange Rates: Hong Kong
       Table A.2 AVERAGE ANNUAL EXCHANGE RATES, 1997?004