国内英语资讯:China Focus: High-end home appliances popular with Chinese consumers
<p><span word="HEFEI">HEFEI</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 8-- <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Gang">Gang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="skinny">skinny</span>" <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="stature">stature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="occupies">occupies</span> <span word="only">only</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="larger">larger</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="thinner">thinner</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="starved">starved</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="functions">functions</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="bucks">bucks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 810.4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 120.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.9 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="appliance">appliance</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personalized">personalized</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="dispense">dispense</span> <span word="detergent">detergent</span>, <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="from">from</span> 36.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="to">to</span> 39.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="personalized">personalized</span> <span word="products">products</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhong">Zhong</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="manufactures">manufactures</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span>.</p>
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