The refrigeration market editor learned that in March 2017, the production of refrigerators in China was 1.959 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 0.3%; The cumulative production in the first quarter reached 5.429 million units, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%.

In 2016, both domestic and export sales of refrigerators showed an increasing trend, with a production of 22.738 million units, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%; Sales reached 22.679 million units, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%, of which 12.648 million units were exported, a year-on-year increase of 16.9%, and 10.031 million units were sold domestically, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%. Export mainly benefits from the price advantage brought by the depreciation of the RMB and the overseas expansion of enterprises, while domestic sales are mainly affected by the rapid development of convenience stores, the layout of fresh e-commerce in the cold chain, and the placement of refrigerators by dairy and cold drink manufacturers in traditional channels.
In recent years, products such as television and air conditioning have undergone significant upgrades in industry structure driven by intelligence and various new technologies, while the refrigerator industry has not achieved major breakthroughs. Under pressure in 2017, refrigerator companies may break the deadlock and expand their product research and development efforts, but it will take a long time to spread to the refrigerator market.