China Research & Intelligence Co., Ltd.

Thanks to Chinese domestic high demand for cement and robust profitability of cement enterprises, Chinese cement industry continued the high-speed expansion in 2009.

Generally, among Chinese inbound tourists, 58.34% chose hike, occupying the most proportion; 24.10% travelled by bus and 12.89% by plane, ranking the second and third; only 0.97% travelled by train, taking up the smallest proportion.

It emphasizes the strict management on feed additives as well as limitation in foreign-funded enterprises, inhibiting the direct sales of imported feeds and feed additives in China by overseas enterprises and individuals.

Though the oil content of high-oil maize is lower than that of soybean (20.0%), rapeseed (40.0%), peanut (50.0%), sesame (55.0%) and sunflower seed (45%), the planting area of maize is large and the unit production is high.

By the end of 2009, there were about 1,840 sewage treatment plants in China with the treatment capacity over 100 million m3/day, rising by over 20% YOY.

On December 31st, 2009, China Mobile declared that there had been over 5 million TD-SCDMA subscribers in China by the end of 2009, accounting for about 50% of Chinese 3G subscribers.

Presently,the biggest problem of Chinese LED lighting industryis the deficiency of national standardsand industrystandards. Thedisorderly marketis fullof enterpriseswithuneven capacityand productswith inferior quality, whichblows themarket confidence

In December 2009, the international crude oil price fluctuated between 70-80 USD/barrel; the growth rate of the international ethylene price was reduced; the monthly growth rate of the international PVC price reached 60 USD/ton

The increase in the meat product sales proportion in supermarkets and hypermarkets results from the rise of the number of supermarket and hypermarket stores, seizing shares from traditional farmer’s markets.

Since March 2009, influenced by various favorable policies, Chinese auto consumption recovered from the downturn. The sales volume increased rapidly and exceeded 1 million for nine successive months. In the previous 11 months of 2009