ChinaIOL: China's white goods output seen topping 35 mln units in Jan

China's scheduled production of the three most popular home appliances – air-conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines – is projected to reach 34.53 million units in January, which would represent a 6% increase compared with actual production in January this year, according to the latest survey released by ChinaIOL.com, a leading domestic information provider serving the home appliance and refrigeration industries.

Specifically, ChinaIOL predicts the scheduled production of air-conditioners and refrigerators next month will be higher by 11% and 3.6% on-year at 18.51 million units and 7.92 million units respectively. In contrast, the scheduled production of washing machines next month is seen lower by 1.8% from actual output last January at 8.1 million units. ChinaIOL gives