electronica China & productronica China

In 2011 the economy of PR China developed relatively well. The inflation pressure seemed to decrease and the gross domestic product grew more than 9%. Reinforced modernization, automation, higher production efficiency and reduced resource input make China furthermore one of the most important markets for the German economy. (gtai, Wirtschaftstrends Jahreswechsel 2010/11 VR China, 12/2011)

China is the biggest electric market in the world today. It has overtaken that of the USA, Japan and Germany. The German electric exports to China have quadrupled from 2001 to 2011. (ZVEI: EuropElectro-Die Stimme der Elektroindustrie in China, 15.02.2012)

In 2013 the Asian market for semiconductors will be 4 times bigger than the European one and 3 times bigger than the American and Japanese one. (ZVEI, Mikroelektronik – Trendanalyse bis 2013, 12/2009)

“Asia, and especially China is and will remain the superpower in the market of semiconductors also in the years until 2013.” (ZVEI, Mikroelektronik – Trendanalyse bis 2013, 12/2009)