China's light industry kept growing in the first six months of 2025, continuing its momentum of recovery from late last year and registering steady progress in production in the six-month period, according to the latest official data released by China National Light Industry Council.
From January to June, the value-added of large-scale light industry enterprises rose seven percent year on year, while their total business revenue reached 11.3 trillion yuan (about 1.56 trillion US dollars), reflecting steady progress in recovery.
The policy-fueled consumer demand surged in the first half of the year, with the retail sales of 11 major light industry product categories exceeding 4.3 trillion yuan (about 590 billion US dollars), up 11.6 percent from the previous year.
The light industry is rapidly shifting toward high-end and intelligent manufacturing. Digital research and development tools are now used by 86.2 percent of large-scale light industry enterprises, enabling a large scale production of high value-added products.
Large light industry enterprises in China refer to companies with annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan
