emirates7 - In the first half of 2025, China’s leading light industry enterprises posted operating revenues of 11.3 trillion yuan (US$1.57 trillion), marking a 7 percent year-on-year increase in value added, according to data released Monday by the China National Light Industry Council.

Xinhua News Agency reported that government policy support drove a sharp rise in consumer demand during the period, with retail sales of 11 key light industry product categories surpassing 4.3 trillion yuan (around $590 billion), up 11.6 percent from a year earlier.