Report Description

Always looking to provide the most relevant business intelligence to the global market, PMR is releasing their latest report, Construction sector in China 2009. In this report, you will find a comprehensive overview of the Chinese construction market. Analysis of the current market situation in the sector as a whole, along with in depth information on infrastructure development in the country, gives a broad indication of how the industry is performing. Delving further, detailed examination of the non-residential and residential segments in the biggest Chinese cities offers practical understanding of the construction industry in one of the world’s largest markets.

Construction sector in China 2009 also profiles the largest construction companies in China and forecasts future development in the Chinese construction market up to 2012. The report is crafted with MarketInsight, PMR proprietary research methodology.

The report comprises the following sections:  

• Overview of the economy

  • GDP

  • Investment

  • Foreign direct investment

  • Inflation and the exchange rate

• General situation in the construction sector

  • Characteristics of the construction sector

  • Construction output

  • Financial results of construction companies

  • Employment and wages

  • Construction companies

  • Business confidence in construction

  • Taxes

  • The cement market

  • Investing technicalities

  • Forecast for development of the construction sector in 2009-2012

• Infrastructure development

  • Road network, bridges

  • Railway network

  • Airport development

  • Power generation investments

  • Pipeline network expansion

  • Environmental development projects

• Non-residential construction

  • Offices

  • Hotels

  • Trade and service facilities

  • Industrial and warehousing facilities

• Residential construction

  • Housing stock

  • Construction of housing

  • Housing prices

  • Residential construction development programmes

• Forecast for 2009-2012

• Company profiles

An essential read for:

• management and marketing staff of companies active in the Chinese construction market

• consulting, research and analysis firms

• producers of building materials, construction technologies providers

• financial institutions, including banks, brokerage homes and investment funds interested in

• investing in the Chinese construction market

• government agencies, embassies and trade organisations.

This report is an invaluable resource for any company active in or considering entry to the construction industry in China.

Methodology 7
Executive summary 9
Overview of the economy 15
Gross domestic product 15
Foreign trade 16
Fixed-asset investment 16
Foreign direct investment 17
Inflation and exchange rate 18
Outlook 19
General situation in the construction industry 21
Characteristics of the construction industry 21
Construction output 21
Employment and wages 22
Construction companies 24
Financial standing of Chinese construction
companies 26
Business confidence in construction 27
Taxes 28
Cement market 30
Investment technicalities 33
Infrastructure development 37
Overview of past 30 years and general outlook
for the future 37
Regulation and bidding procedure 39
Road network, waterway transportation 41
Railway network 47
Airport development 52
Pipeline network development 56
Power generation investments 57
Management of water treatment, environment and public facilities 60
Non-residential construction 63
Overview 63
Historical situation 64
Fixed-asset investment in the education arena 65
Fixed-asset investment in health, social security and social welfare 66
Fixed-asset investment in culture, sports and entertainment 66
Fixed-asset investment in storage facilities 67
Office buildings and houses for business use 67
Commercial property market in major cities 69
Shanghai market 69
Beijing market 71
Shenzhen market 73
Chengdu market 76
Chongqing market 77
Dalian market 79
Guangzhou market 79
Qingdao market 81
Tianjin market 83
Wuhan market 84
Fixed-asset investment in hotel and catering services 87
Prices 91
Summary 95
Residential construction 97
Housing stock 97
Construction of housing 98
Sales of residential buildings 103
Average cost of buildings 104
Housing prices 105
Residential construction development programmes 113
Forecast for development of the construction industry in 2009-2011 115
Estimates and predictions 117
Housing price forecast 119
Firms active on the market 121
List of graphs 129
List of tables 133
About PMR 135
Contact PMR 136