Beijing – China exported 6.5m refrigerators and freezers in December 2020, up 59% compared with December 2019. The value of these exports rose by 63% from a year ago, to $828m, according to China’s General Administration of Customs.
This compares with a 99% year-on-year leap in export volume and a 91% leap in value for November 2020.
Full year 2020 numbers also rose. The 70m units exported in 2020 represents an increase of 36% compared with 2019. The value of 2020 exports was up by 30% from 2019, to $8.2bn.
In December, China’s production of refrigerators, excluding freezers, rose by 8% from December 2019 to 8m units, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Full-year production of refrigerators increased 8% from a year ago, to 90m units.
The country’s freezer production has maintained strong momentum throughout 2020. In December 3.3m units were reported for freezer production, a 46% increase year on year. Full-year production of freezers amounted to 30m units, up 50% from 2019.
Rapid rise in Chinese refrigerator exports slows in December
