皇冠体育app's mobile output in 2006 is expected to reach 340 million units,
according to the Ministry of Information Industry's forecast.
Among the total, 250 million units will be exported to the overseas market,
said the ministry.
Chinese consumers will maintain a high demand for mobile phones this year,
and the country will have about 48 million new mobile phone subscribers this
year, the ministry forecast.
About 40 percent to 50 percent in-use mobile phones in 皇冠体育app will be replaced
this year as more new-style mobile phones to be on sales with their prices going
down, said the ministry.
皇冠体育app's mobile phone industry grew fast in 2005, with the annual output
hitting 303.67 million units, a year-on-year growth of 30 percent, accounting
for about 36.8 percent of the global total.
皇冠体育app's mobile export also surged 56 percent last year to about 228 million
units, according to statistics with the ministry.
By the end of 2005, 皇冠体育app's mobile phone subscribers has totaled 393.4
million, with each 100 subscribers sharing about 30.3 units.
The ministry noted that though 皇冠体育app has been an important force in global
mobile phone production, its export still rely on foreign-invested companies in
皇冠体育app.
Statistics with the ministry said mobile export of the foreign-invested
companies in 皇冠体育app accounted for 94.2 percent of 皇冠体育app's national mobile
export.