China Monitor

China Monitor offers you a direct link to the information used by the Chinese government. We are closely partnered with the China Economic Information Network (CEInet)—a subsidiary of the State Information Center (SIC). Through this connection, we can give you direct access to the same data, models and analysis used by the Chinese government when making critical decisions. Our close ties to China’s government bodies and trade associations allow us to access senior economists and industrial experts to get direct answers to your questions.

Subscribers to China Monitor receive:

• Translated and annotated versions of quarterly CEInet industrial reports analyzing thirty critical sectors of the Chinese industrial economy
• Translations, definitions and detailed explanations of China’s 10,000 most critical economic, industrial and socioeconomic variables
• Access to senior members of China’s ministries and trade associations
• Semi-weekly reports analyzing China’s critical economic events
• Detailed bi-weekly reports providing forecasting and scenario analysis for hot topics related to China
• Access to CEInet and IHS China Monitor international conferences and roundtables

Benefits

• Gain quick access to digestions of the newest government policies and understand how they will impact China's industrial economy
• Read the insights of the State Information Center to anticipate the future direction of government policy
• Identify region- and sector-specific risks and opportunities
• Request the construction of custom models for product lines specific to your company
• Access conferences attended by China's most influential ministers and economists

Industrial Analysis Reports

• Quarterly and annual analysis of changes in major industry indicators
• Analysis of changes in key industry technologies
• Summaries of major industry-specific policies and analysis of the expected impacts
• Detailed forecasts for major indicators by sector
• Performance and SWOT analyses for the top ten companies by industry

China Industry Weekly

• Detailed weekly industrial reports analyzing:
  • Industry-specific policies
  • Government goals for developing the industry during the 12th Five-Year Plan
  • Competitive analysis of the industry
  • Analysis of technology gaps and investment opportunities
  • Forecasts of major industry indicators
• Industries selected based on major events and popular client requests

Interactive Historical Data

• Data Source-CEInet (China Economic Information Network)
• Translations, definitions and detailed explanations of the 10,000 most critical economic, industrial and socioeconomic variables that drive the Chinese economy
• Historical data on national, provincial and municipal levels
• Historical data on individual product lines, organized regionally
• Extensive annual historical data and key monthly indicators sourced from the SIC, NBS and more than 100 industry associations

A View from Zhongnanhai

• Bi-weekly release of highly detailed analysis by our Beijing analysts
• Combines economic models with insights from our government partners to forecast major changes in China’s social, industrial and economic trends

China Pulse

• Semi-weekly analysis of industrial economic news events
• Current events
• Trend analysis
• Digestion of government policies

Access to senior economists, policy makers and industry experts from more than 100 industry associations and government bodies

• Access to exclusive conferences
• Private closed-door roundtable discussions with senior members of your company
• Direct responses to custom queries
• Exclusive industrial roundtables with Chinese and Western leaders

China Monitor Sample Insights: New Materials Industry

Excerpts:

• China’s specialty steel output as a percentage of its total steel output is barely above 6% - approximately 9 percentage points lower than that of major developed countries
• China holds more than 20% of the global market share for lithium ion batteries. In 2010, just four Chinese companies accounted for nearly 19% of global lithium ion battery sales
• By 2015, China will establish 10 leading conglomerates and 20 key enterprises specialized in certain fields of new materials, with total output value of RMB 250 billion
• The semiconductor lighting sector is growing quicker in China than in any other region in the world
• China’s carbon fiber production is severely bottlenecked by technological deficiencies in two key areas: carbon fiber precursor and carbonizing furnaces
• In 2010, China produced 73.9% of its own organosilicon compounds and possesses enough production capacity to meet nearly double its apparent consumption

China Monitor is closely partnered with China Economic Information Network, which is a subsidiary of the State Information Center(SIC). SIC is the economic think tank for the National Development and Reform Commission – China’s key ministry in determining economic policy and guiding the development of China’s economy.

This relationship means that China Monitor forecasts, models, data and insights are the same as those used by the Chinese government when making decisions that will dramatically affect China’s economic development. China Monitor translates this information into English so that you and your firm can have direct access to Chinese government insights before they are used to determine or refine policies.