Poster: China's light industry maintains solid expansion from 2021 to 2024

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China's light industry expanded steadily, with output continuing to grow, according to the China National Light Industry Council.

In 2024, China had 140,000 light-industry enterprises exceeding the designated size, which provided 17.92 million jobs.

The sector's exports reached 925.4 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 25.9% of the country's total export value and ranking first among all industries for the fifth consecutive year.