An increase in land transfers and strong machinery sales helped to lift the China Confidential Rural Wealth Index (CCRWI) to 54.8 in December, up from 54.4 in November.
Rural Subsidies
Subsidies and demand to surge in 2013
Rural wealth creation should remain robust in 2013, but obstacles remain, particularly the lack of grassroots rural finance and stalled land reforms
20 December 2012
Rural wealth surges in November
The China Confidential Rural Wealth Index rose to 54.4 in November, up from 53.4 in October, as pork prices recovered and rural machinery sales were strong.
13 December 2012
Rural wealth creation accelerates in October
Rising farm machinery and rural vehicle ownership, and a bumper 2012 harvest lifted the China Confidential Rural Wealth Index to 53.4 in October.
15 November 2012
Qingdao Haier – Moving downstream for growth
Strong growth of its downstream distribution business should enable Qingdao Haier to consolidate its leadership of China’s white-goods market
31 May 2012
Bosch-Siemens – The wealthy urbanite’s brand of choice
Siemens’ advanced technology should ensure that its products qualify for the government’s upcoming energy-saving subsidy package
31 May 2012
Gree – Cooling the Chinese countryside
China's leading air-conditioner manufacturer should be a beneficiary of the government’s new subsidy scheme for energy-saving appliances
31 May 2012
Hisense – Subsidies to boost lacklustre domestic sales
The new subsidy scheme should help to rekindle lacklustre domestic TV and refrigerator sales for Hisense
30 May 2012
Rural wealth creation slows slightly in April
The China Confidential Rural Wealth Index (CCRWI), which measures key aspects of rural economic activity to ascertain the pace of wealth creation, declined slightly to 52.7 in April from 53.0 in March, dragged down by slower growth in migrant worker remittances as well as falling pork prices
17 May 2012
Declining pork prices eat into rural wealth
The China Confidential Rural Wealth Index (CCRWI), which measures key aspects of rural economic activity to ascertain the pace of wealth creation, slipped to 53.0 in March from 56.3 in February due to declining pork prices and slowing rural vehicle sales.
19 April 2012
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