NBS: China's output of major white goods rises in Q1

China's production of three major home appliances - air-conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines - all showed on-year increases during the first quarter of this year, while that of televisions declined slightly from the same period last year, according to the latest data from the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Specifically, the production volume of air-conditioners ranked top among these four major white goods, rising 9.7% on year to reach 74.46 million in the past three months, while the output of washing machines posted the largest on-year rise of 13.9% to 29.56 million units. In parallel, the combined export volume