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Jewelry Manufacturing in China - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

IBISWorld IBISWorld Beijing, China Last Updated: May 2024 4218

Revenue

$139.7bn

2024

$139.7bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

2m

Businesses

14,493

Wages

$X.Xbn

Jewelry Manufacturing in China industry analysis

Revenue for the Jewelry Manufacturing industry is expected to rise at an annualized 6.0% over the five years through 2024, to $139.7 billion. This includes anticipated revenue growth of 8.2% in the current year. China is the second largest manufacturer and consumer of jewelry in the world, supplying a vast domestic market and markets in many foreign countries. Export revenue is anticipated to total $17.0 billion in 2024, accounting for an estimated 12.2% of industry revenue. Competing imports are estimated to be worth $7.3 billion in 2024, and account for 5.6% of domestic demand. Profit is set to account for 3.3% of industry revenue in the current year.

Trends and Insights

  • The COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on the industry is gradually disappearing. Policies to stimulate consumption are expected to drive the industry’s post-pandemic development.
  • Gold jewelry accounts for the largest share of industry revenue. Consumers prefer pure gold jewelry to other kinds of jewelry.
  • Guangdong province accounts for the largest share of industry revenue. Many enterprises based in Hong Kong moved their operations to Guangdong province in the 1990s to reduce costs.
  • Product and design competition is fierce. As more expensive luxury goods, customers pay more attention to jewelry’s design, appearance and quality.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 6.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $139.7bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The Jewelry Manufacturing industry has strong growth drivers

  • China is now the second largest producer of and consumer market for jewelry in the world.
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Jewelry Manufacturing in China
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Downstream demand will continue to grow

  • Per capita consumption of jewelry in China is still low compared with that of developed nations.

Biggest companies in the Jewelry Manufacturing in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd.
12,454.8
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited
6,855.1
Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Limited
3,912.6

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Products & Services Segmentation

Jewelry Manufacturing in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Gold jewelry, Gemstone jewelry and Diamond jewelry. Gold jewelry is the largest segment of the Jewelry Manufacturing in China.

Trends and Insights

Gold jewelry accounts for the largest proportion of industry revenue

  • Gold jewelry refers to ornaments made of gold.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Industry firms manufacture a range of jewelry products, including necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets, brooches, diamond jewelry, cultured pearl jewelry, precious or semi-precious stone jewelry, and jewelry parts and components. The industry's products are made from precious metals (gold, silver and platinum), precious metal alloys, diamonds, emeralds, pearls, jade and other precious and semi-precious stones.

What's included in this industry?

Gold jewelryGemstone jewelryDiamond jewelryPlatinum jewelrySilver jewelry and others

Companies

Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd.Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group LimitedChow Sang Sang Holdings International Limited

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Related Terms

PRECIOUS METALSALLOYSSEMI-PRECIOUS STONE

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on the industry is gradually disappearing. Policies to stimulate consumption are expected to drive the industry’s post-pandemic development.

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Gold jewelry accounts for the largest share of industry revenue. Consumers prefer pure gold jewelry to other kinds of jewelry.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Guangdong province accounts for the largest share of industry revenue. Many enterprises based in Hong Kong moved their operations to Guangdong province in the 1990s to reduce...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Product and design competition is fierce. As more expensive luxury goods, customers pay more attention to jewelry’s design, appearance and quality.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the industry. Jewelry manufacturing is expected to rebound in line with recovered consumer demand.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Limited's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 7 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Limited, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 7 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Per capita disposable income growth is an important demand driver for the industry. As household disposable incomes grow, consumers have more discretionary income available t...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Purchases account for the largest proportion of the industry’s revenue. Prices for raw materials like gold, diamonds, platinum and precious stones are very high.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China in 2024?

The market size of the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China is $139.7bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Jewelry Manufacturing in China industry in 2024?

There are 14,493 businesses in the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 6.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Jewelry Manufacturing market in China?

The biggest companies operating in the Jewelry Manufacturing market in China are Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd., Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited and Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Limited

What does the Jewelry Manufacturing in China include?

Gold jewelry and Gemstone jewelry are part of the Jewelry Manufacturing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Jewelry Manufacturing in China?

The company holding the most market share in China is Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd..

How competitive is the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Jewelry Manufacturing industry in China.

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  • General Administration of Customs
  • People’s Bank of China

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  • Industry federations or regulators
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