Home appliance sales under China's rural subsidy program rose 18.8 percent year-on-year to 214.52 billion yuan in 2012.
China's home appliance sales under the country's rural subsidy program surged 12.8 percent year-on-year to 26 billion yuan ($4.13 billion) in November.
Buoyed by government subsidies on energy-saving products and favorable policies for rural consumers, China saw home appliance sales pick up in September after a months-long slump.
China's subsidy program for purchases of home appliances in rural areas, which is due to end nationwide on January 31, 2013, has brought tangible benefits to people in rural areas.
China's stimulus program for home appliance purchases in rural areas continued to drive up sales in the first ten months.
China's stimulus program for home appliance purchases in rural areas continued to boost sales in the first ten months, the Ministry of Commerce said.
The Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology is considering launching a follow-up to the "home appliances to the countryside" policy as the existing one is about to expire.
China's home appliance sales under the country's rural subsidy program surged 39.4 percent year-on-year to 17.54 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) in September.
Authorities are expected to kick off another round of subsidies to boost car and home appliance sales in rural areas.
Chinese home appliance makers have made themselves into dominant players globally in the last decade through acquisitions, brand promotion and innovation, a report said.
The Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that home appliance sales under China's rural subsidy program surged 58.3 percent year on year to 19.33 billion yuan ($3.07 billion) in August.
The business prospect of the sector will remain fragile in the second half of 2012 as it grapples with rising labor and operating costs, cut-throat competition and a decline in consumer spending.
Two home appliance retailing giants in China saw their stock prices tumble on Wednesday morning as they scrambled to fight a price war provoked by a major online retailer.
In 1999, Haier Group entered the US home appliance market with the goal of producing and selling American-made products. Haier America's president, Shariff Kan, tells China Daily how the company developed its "go local" strategy in the United States.
The number of electric appliances manufacturers in deficit increased by 17.2 percent year-on-year during the first four months of the year.
China's Ministry of Commerce said home appliance sales under the country's rural subsidy program surged 72.6 percent year-on-year to 18.28 billion yuan.
Detailed rules for promoting energy-saving flat-screen televisions and air conditioners have been jointly released by the Ministry of Finance, the NDRC and the MIIT.
China will earmark 26.5 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) to subsidize the consumption of household electrical appliances for a one-year period.
In the first four months of the year, 23.34 million home appliances were sold in rural areas in China, down 16.4 percent year-on-year.
A nationwide subsidy program for rural consumers failed to spur home appliance sales in rural China amid the economic slowdown in the first four months of this year.