Coffee grinder

China exported 391 million small kitchen appliances worth US$4.2 billion in the 10 months to October 2005, a year-on-year increase of 30 percent in terms of value and 14 percent in volume. While export sales including coffee grinder and coffee maker have been rising steadily since we last reviewed the industry in April 2004, growth rate in terms of volume has decreased dramatically — from 30 percent in 2003 to less than 15 percent in 2005. The stable rise in export value including coffee grinder and coffee maker despite the drop in volume growth is an indication of higher export prices that have resulted mainly from increasing raw material and other production costs. The growth trend also indicates a gradual increase in exports of midrange and high-end appliances. Rising production costs will continue to push overall export prices up in the next 12 months. Appliances including coffee grinder and coffee maker exported to the EU will be an additional 3 to 5 percent more expensive due to the WEEE and RoHS directives.