Sales of home appliance to rural areas in July totaled 6.749 million units, hitting 16.01 billion yuan, up by 58% and 82% year on year respectively. The top three in terms of sales value were: refrigerator (6.73 billion yuan), color TV sets (3.09 billion yuan) and air conditioners (2.66 billion yuan), a year-on-year growth of 42%, 330% and 9% respectively.
The top five in terms of region were: Henan (1.84 billion yuan), Shandong (1.68 billion yuan), Anhui (1.32 billion yuan), Jiangsu (1.11 billion yuan) and Hubei (1.05 billion yuan). The top brands in terms of sales were: Haier Gree, Hisense, Midea, Skyworth.