desk lamps

China offers an expansive selection of light bulbs and tubes with exports falling into three major categories: fluorescent lamps, incandescent bulbs and halogen bulbs. Almost 80 percent of 2004 shipments of 8 billion light bulbs and tubes were of incandescent bulbs (including desk lamps). The export value of all bulbs and tubes, on the other hand, grew 36 percent last year to reach $1.2 billion, 65 percent of which came from shipments of fluorescent lamps. The country is set for another strong year as early 2005 export figures already show an 18 percent increase over shipments in the same period last year. China has more than 2,000 suppliers of light bulbs and tubes (including desk lamps), the majority of which are private, locally owned companies. Only 10 percent of makers are foreign-invested or state-owned. The selection of suppliers profiled in this report reflects the composition of the industry: more than 75 percent are private, wholly China-owned companies, 12 percent are foreign-invested, and the rest are either state-owned or publicly listed enterprises.