Investment Opportunities in China 2012-2017: Country and City Analysis,

Investment Opportunities in China 2012-2017: Country and City Analysis

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Investment Opportunities in China 2012-2017: Country and City Analysis,

Report Feature

China’s growing middle class, rapid urbanization, and increasing income is likely to present immense opportunities for growth, and the Chinese economy is expected to reach an estimated $13.6 trillion by 2017 with a CAGR of 11% from 2012-2017.

Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analyzed investment opportunities in China and presents its findings in “Investment Opportunities in China 2012-2017: Country and City Analysis.”

The manufacturing sector of China was the major contributor in economic growth, followed by the service sector and agriculture in 2011. China has rapidly growing urban areas, which based on current economic trends, will see even greater demand for urban infrastructure, real estate, and services. In 2011, the top 20 cities of China contributed 35% of the nation’s GDP. The metropolitan cities of China are equipped with much untapped potential to continue contributing significantly to the national GDP. Major factors such as location, stage of development, industrial base, demographics, literacy rate, and local and national policies in those metro areas set the conditions for higher economic performance.

Lucintel’s research indicates that China’s rapidly growing economy still holds huge potential. Government stability is a major strength for the Chinese economy because the decision-making process is streamlined compared to other countries. Quick implementation of policies helps reduce the obstacles to economic growth. China’s major strengths will bolster its next phase of sustainable development.

This report covers the macroeconomic scenario of the Chinese economy including GDP, interest rate, inflation, and reserves. This report is designed to help the reader know the current economic scenario of the Chinese economy and to further help make decisions regarding investments. The macroeconomic research in the reports provides investors with historical events in the Chinese economy, including increases and decreases in the GDP.

To make business, investment, and strategic decisions, you need timely, useful information. This market report fulfills this core need and is an indispensable reference guide for multinational materials suppliers, product manufacturers, investors, executives, distributors, and many more that operate in this market.

Some of the features of this report:


  • Trend and forecast for key macroeconomic variables that are useful to make major investment decision.
  • Analyses of market size, drivers and challenges in key industries such as automobile, IT, retail, telecommunication, etc.
  • In-depth insights about the legal environment, natural resource and status of infrastructure in the country.
  • Benchmarking of top cities in various parameters to identify best cities for business expansion.
  • More than 78 figures/charts and 47 tables are provided in this roughly 170-page report.

Benefits of a Lucintel Report:
 
  • Lucintel’s core competency is in market research and management consulting. In the last 14 years, Lucintel has worked on hundreds of market research studies. Lucintel’s reports offer the following benefits:
  • Fine tune your business expansion planning with understanding of domestic demand analysis and demographics structure analysis.
  • Explore business opportunities with the analysis of key industries, potential sectors and by understanding drivers and challenges of each industry.
  • Know the business environment of the country using analysis of investment climate and risk assessment.
  • Identify best cities to invest by knowing benchmarking of top cities on different parameters.
 

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary 2. Background and Macroeconomic Environment of China 2.1. Geographic, Political and Demographic Overview 2.2. Macroeconomic Overview 2.2.1. Real Economy 2.2.2. External Economy 3. Overview of Key Industries 3.1. Manufacturing Sector 3.1.1. Automobile Industry 3.1.2. Electronics Industry 3.1.3. Construction Industry 3.2. Service Sector 3.2.1. Telecommunication Sector 3.2.2. Retail Sector 3.2.3. Energy Industry 3.2.4. Coal 3.2.5. Oil 3.2.6. Electricity 3.3. Emerging Markets 4. Investment Climate 4.1. Regulatory Framework 4.1.1. Regulatory Policies 4.1.2. Fiscal and Monetary Policy 4.2. Infrastructure Development 4.2.1. Transport and Logistics 4.3. Chinese Industry Incentives and Financial Availability 4.4. Resources 4.4.1. Human Resources 4.4.2. Natural Resources 5. Attractiveness and Benchmarking of Top 20 Cities 5.1. Demographic Overview 5.2. Economic Overview 5.4. Corporate and Financial Model 5.5. City Benchmarking 6. Risk Assessment 6.1. Internal and External Debt 6.2. Current Account Surplus and Balance of Payment List of Figures List of Tables Disclaimer Copyright About Us Abbreviation List of Figures Chapter 2: Background and Macroeconomic Environment of China Figure 2.1: China’s population growth trend Figure 2.2: China’s working age population Figure 2.3: Top 10 economies of the world Figure 2.4: China’s current global position Figure 2.5: Trend of real GDP growth rate at different crisis periods Figure 2.6: Forecast of real GDP growth rate Figure 2.7: Trend of gross national income and per capita GNI Figure 2.8: Trend of GDP at current price Figure 2.9: Trend of index industrial production Figure 2.10: Trend of sectoral growth volatility Figure 2.11: Quarterly trend of inflation and interest rate Figure 2.12: Annual trend of inflation and interest rate Figure 2.13: Trend of revenue and expenditure as percentage of GDP Figure 2.14: Trend of consumption expenditure as percentage of GDP Figure 2.15: Trend of international capital inflows Figure 2.16: Trend of foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate Figure 2.17: Trend of China’s international trade Figure 2.18: Trend of exports as percentage of GDP Figure 2.19: Imports by commodity Figure 2.20: Regional scenario of China’s imports Figure 2.21: China’s exports by commodity Figure 2.22: Regional scenario of China’s exports Chapter 3: Overview of Key Industries Figure 3.1: GDP sectoral contribution Figure 3.2: Share of different sectors to GDP Figure 3.3: Drivers and challenges of Chinese automotive industry Figure 3.4: Market share of Chinese automobile industry Figure 3.5: Market share of Chinese automobile industry Figure 3.6: Growth trend of automobile exports Figure 3.7: Chinese automotive exports to world Figure 3.8: Trend of vehicle sales per thousand people in China Figure 3.9: Trend of vehicle sales per thousand people in USA Figure 3.10: Trend of vehicles sales per thousand people in India Figure 3.11: Drivers and challenges of Chinese electronics industry Figure 3.12: Comparative trend of electronics industry and GDP Figure 3.13: Trend for sales revenue of electronics industry Figure 3.14: Drivers and challenges of Chinese construction sector Figure 3.15: Trend of construction sector’s share in GDP Figure 3.16: Drivers and challenges of Chinese telecom industry Figure 3.17: Trend for number of mobile and fixed telephone subscribers in China Figure 3.18: Trend for number of mobile and fixed telephone subscribers in India Figure 3.19: Growth trend of Chinese mobile cellular subscribers Figure 3.20: Growth trend of Chinese fixed telephone lines Figure 3.21: Total retail sales of consumer goods Figure 3.22: Drivers and challenges of Chinese retail sector Figure 3.23: Trend of coal deficit in China Figure 3.24: Trend of oil deficit in China Figure 3.25: Trend of electricity deficit in China Chapter 4: Investment Climate Figure 4.1: Trend of internet and broadband subscribers Chapter 5: Attractiveness and Benchmarking of Top 20 Cities Figure 5.1: Population growth of top and emerging metros Figure 5.2: Index of demographic and human resource model –top cities Figure 5.3: Index of demographic and human resource model – emerging cities Figure 5.4: Index of economic model- top cities Figure 5.5: Index of economic model- emerging cities Figure 5.6: Shanghai GDP composition Figure 5.7: Hong Kong’s GDP composition Figure 5.8: Beijing’s GDP composition Figure 5.9: Guangdong’s GDP composition Figure 5.10: Tianjin’s GDP composition Figure 5.11: Chongqing’s GDP composition Figure 5.12: Zheijiang’s GDP composition Figure 5.13: Shandong’s GDP composition Figure 5.14: Sichuan’s GDP composition Figure 5.15: Hubei’s GDP composition Figure 5.16: Liaoning’s GDP composition Figure 5.17: Jiangsu’s GDP composition Figure 5.18: Henan’s GDP composition Figure 5.19: Heilongjiang’s GDP composition Figure 5.20: Shaanxi’s GDP composition Figure 5.21: Shaanxi’s GDP composition Figure 5.22: Jiangxi’s GDP composition Figure 5.23: Index for infrastructure – top cities Figure 5.24: Index for infrastructure – emerging cities Figure 5.25: Index for corporate and financial – top cities Figure 5.26: Index for corporate and financial – emerging cities Figure 5.27: Investment attractiveness matrix Chapter 6: Risk Assessment Figure 6.1: Trend of debt position of China Figure 6.2: Trend of current account balance and share in GDP Figure 6.3: Trend of balance of payment List of Tables Chapter 2: Background and Macroeconomic Environment of China Table 2.1: Geographical Profile of China Table 2.2: Demographic and Political Overview of China Table 2.3: FDI Inflows by Country Chapter 3: Overview of Key Industries Table 3.1: Ranking of Top 10 Retail Chains (2010) Chapter 4: Investment Climate Table 4.1: Tax rates of china for an individual in 2011 Table 4.2: Individual income tax rates schedule Table 4.3: VAT taxable items and rates Table 4.4: Top 10 airports by passenger traffic (2011) Table 4.5: Top 10 seaports by cargo traffic (2011) Chapter 5: Attractiveness and Benchmarking of Top 20 Cities

List of Tables

Chapter 5: Attractiveness and Benchmarking of Top 20 Cities

Methodology

Lucintel has been in the business of market research and management consulting since 2000 and has published over 1000 market intelligence reports in various markets / applications and served over 1,000 clients worldwide. This study is a culmination of four months of full-time effort performed by Lucintel's analyst team. The analysts used the following sources for the creation and completion of this valuable report:
  • In-depth interviews of the major players in this market
  • Detailed secondary research from competitors’ financial statements and published data 
  • Extensive searches of published works, market, and database information pertaining to industry news, company press releases, and customer intentions
  • A compilation of the experiences, judgments, and insights of Lucintel’s professionals, who have analyzed and tracked this market over the years.
Extensive research and interviews are conducted across the supply chain of this market to estimate market share, market size, trends, drivers, challenges, and forecasts. Below is a brief summary of the primary interviews that were conducted by job function for this report.
 
Thus, Lucintel compiles vast amounts of data from numerous sources, validates the integrity of that data, and performs a comprehensive analysis. Lucintel then organizes the data, its findings, and insights into a concise report designed to support the strategic decision-making process. The figure below is a graphical representation of Lucintel’s research process. 
 

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