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Are Things Getting Better in China? - 1949 to 1985 - Page 8
A College Paper by Paul Noll (1990) This chart shows that production has slowed for the "Old Big" items such as watches and bicycles while he "New Big" items such as TV and refrigerators increase. On the other hand milk production cannot keep up with the population increase. Some have switched to more profitable product lines. G. Light Industry Output |
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| Light Industry |
Output
Jan-Jun 1988 |
Output
Jan-Jun 1989 |
Percent Increase
1988 to 1989 |
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| Bicycles | 19,840,100 | 19,721,800 | -0.6% | |
| Sewing Machines | 4,777,300 | 4,884,800 | 2.1% | |
| Watches | 27,215,800 | 30,106,000 | 9.6% | |
| TV Sets | 9,648,400 | 14,126,500 | 31.7% | |
| Radios | 7,594,200 | 6,276,200 | -21.1% | |
| Cassette Recorders | 9,864,400 | 11,884,800 | 17.1% | |
| Washing Machines | 4,915,100 | 5,407,200 | 9.1% | |
| Refrigerators | 2,744,600 | 4,190,200 | 34.1% | |
| Sugar | 3,110,200 | 3,467,300 | 10.3% | |
| Milk Products | 139,204 | 129,976 | -7.1% | |