Economic data for battery and related parts industry in China
Item | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
Industry scale | Year-end total asset (million CNY) | 8,609.70 | 6,820.23 | 6,160.59 |
Total production (million units / million pieces / million sets) | - | 24.36 | 23.14 | |
Main operating income (million CNY) | 9,524.25 | 9,348.58 | 8,932.04 | |
Economic effect | Gross profit (million CNY) | 448.37 | 417.88 | 378.72 |
Current income before income taxes (million CNY) | 742.35 | 692.66 | 629.61 | |
Debt to asset ratio (%) | 52.47 | 64.51 | 64.68 | |
Research and development |
Total number of people in R&D | 1,257 | 1,397 | 1,380 |
R&D Expenditures as percentage of GDP (%) | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.64 | |
Total number of patent acquisitions | 1,425 | 1,505 | 1,624 |
Source : China Automotive Industry Yearbook