Shanghai. January 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's electronic information industry generated total revenue of RMB 6.08 trillion ($890.31 billion) in 2009, up 3.39 percent year-on-year, according to figures released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Feb. 3.
The electronic information product manufacturing sector continued to contribute the majority of total industry revenues, generating RMB 5.13 trillion ($751.05 billion) in revenue, up 0.1 percent year-on-year. The software sector generated RMB 951.3 billion ($139.26 billion), up 25.6 percent year-on-year.
Within the period, China produced 619.25 million mobile phones, 182.15 million personal computers and 41.4 billion sets of integrated circuits, up 10.7 percent and 33.3 percent and down 0.7 percent year-on-year respectively.
The country produced telecommunication base stations capable of supporting 30.22 million channels during the year, skyrocketing by 102.2 percent from the same period last year, boosted by the accelerated 3G network roll out.
Total import and export values dropped 12.8 percent year-on-year to $771.9 billion in 2009, of which import value declined 13.5 percent on an annual basis to $314.7 billion while export value was $457.2 billion, down 12.5 percent year-on-year.
Foreign-owned electronic information product manufacturers underperformed compared to their wholly Chinese-owned counterparts, both state and privately run. Foreign-owned manufacturers also lagged behind Sino-foreign joint ventures in terms of revenue growth in 2009, according to the MIIT.
The below tables break down production and revenues of China's electronic information industry in 2009.
Revenues generated by China's electronic information industry in 2009
| Sector | Revenue, Jan - Dec. 2009 (RMB bln) | Y-o-y change (%) |
| Total | 6081.8 ($890.31 billion) | 3.39 |
| Electronic information product manufacturing | 5130.5 ($751.05 billion) | 0.1 |
| Software | 951.3($139.26 billion) | 25.6 |
Source: MIIT
China's electronic information industry output in 2009
| Sector | Unit type | Output, Jan - Dec. 2009 | Y-o-y change (%) |
| Mobile handset (GSM, CDMA) | mln sets | 619.25 | 10.7 |
| Program-controlled switching system | mln branches | N/A | N/A |
| Telecommunication base station | mln channels | 30.22 | 102.2 |
| Phone | mln sets | N/A | N/A |
| Fax machines | mln sets | N/A | N/A |
| Color TVs | mln sets | 98.99 | 9.6 |
| PCs | mln sets | 182.15 | 33.3 |
| of which: | |||
| Laptops | mln sets | N/A | N/A |
| Servers | mln sets | N/A | N/A |
| Printers | mln sets | 36.41 | -13.6 |
| Integrated circuits | bln sets | 41.4 | -0.7 |
| Digital cameras | mln sets | 80.26 | -1.7 |
Source: MIIT
Note: some of the figures are not available on the website of MIIT
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