China's Industrial Economy Begins Year Of The Tiger With Vigor - Industry News - News

With motors rotating and machines roaring, China's industrial firms started the first week after the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday full of vim and vigor.

Facing multiple challenges in 2022, Rong Juchuan, founder of the Beyond Group, a textile company headquartered in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province, said the company "can't just wait, but should take the initiative."

ロン氏によると、2022年には、同社はデジタル機能の改善と、ライブ-ストリーミングプラットフォームなどの新しい販売チャネルの活用を優先して、運用コストを削減し、潜在的な需要を活用する予定です。

Recent economic data has echoed such enthusiasm for business. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector, a key economic barometer, came in at 50.1 in January, staying in the expansion territory for three months in a row.

In particular, manufacturing companies' confidence was on the rise, with the sub-index for production and operation activity expectations at 57.5, up 3.2 percentage points from a month earlier.

China's economic performance in the first quarter is expected to beat market expectations, said Li Chao, chief economist of Zheshang Securities, citing a PMI remaining above the boom-bust line for three consecutive months and steady credit growth.

The resilience of China's industrial economy was also reflected in other barometers, including the total consumption of electricity.

One of the country's industrial powerhouses, East China's Jiangsu province, saw its total electricity use rise 18.27 percent year-on-year during the holiday, while Hubei, a key manufacturing base in China, reported a 36.45-percent year-on-year increase in power use.

According to an estimate of the China Electricity Council, the country's total electricity consumption will rise by 5 percent to 6 percent year-on-year in 2022.

In the face of headwinds such as high commodity prices and supply chain challenges, China has prioritized stable growth for industrial development in 2022, which is the "ballast stone" of the macroeconomic market.

産業情報技術大臣のXiaoYaqingは、新華社との前回のインタビューで、安定した産業の成長、特に2022年の第1四半期の良いスタートを確保することが最も重要な任務として設定されるべきであると述べました。

安定した拡大を確実にするために、中小企業の発展を促進し、サプライチェーンの回復力を強化し、新エネルギー車（NEV）のような新興セクターの役割を十分に発揮するなど、複数の対策が展開されています。。

The ministry aims to incubate about 3,000 "little giant" firms this year, referring to small enterprises in their early stage of development and focusing on high-end technologies.

"In 2022, more importance will be attached to promoting collaboration and innovation among small, medium-sized and large enterprises," said Xu Xiaolan, vice-minister of industry and information technology.

The NEV market could be another driving force shoring up China's industrial growth. The country's NEV sales ranked first globally for a seventh straight year in 2021.

今後、中国は、チップ不足を解消し、電池交換ステーションなどの支援設備を改善し、NEVパワー電池のリサイクルと利用を実施することにより、この活況を呈するセクターの成長をさらに促進することを目指しています。