Fastest Declining Industries in China by Revenue Growth (%) in 2025

• 1. Camera Stores in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: -7.5%

  Revenue for the Camera Stores industry has been declining in the past few years. A large number of camera stores have gradually withdrawn from the market in China. Despite rising demand for digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras, industry revenue is anticipated to decline by 3.6% in 2025. Over the five years through 2025, revenue for the industry is expected to decrease an annualized 3.5%, to a total of $1.4 billion.
  Smart phones are rich in functions and can meet the daily needs of c...

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• 2. Motorcycle Manufacturing in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: -5.0%

  The development of the Motorcycle Manufacturing industry in China has been affected by more restrictive policy and the popularity of automobiles in recent years. Revenue for the Motorcycle Manufacturing in China is expected to increase at an annualized 0.7% to $24.2 billion over the five years through 2024, including a drop of 5.9% in 2024 alone, when profit is anticipated to be 4.9%.
  The Government in China has continuously issued industry policies to encourage the use of green vehicles...

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• 3. Wired Telecommunications in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: -4.9%

  The Wired Telecommunications industry is part of the telecommunication services sector. In terms of revenue, the industry is the second largest in the sector, after the Mobile Telecommunications industry (IBISWorld report 6012). However, the industry's share of telecommunications sector revenue has been declining since the early 2000s. Mobile telecommunications have rapidly developed over the past decade with both third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology, allowing mo...

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• 4. Coal Product Manufacturing in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: -4.5%

  The Coal Product Manufacturing in China has exhibited declined growth over the past five years, mainly affected by the accelerated process of global ‘de-coal' and clean energy substitution. In addition, with the realization of central heating in cities of China in winter and the popularity of gas and natural gas in cities, fewer and fewer consumers use coal products as fuel for heating and cooking. The demand for coal products declined in recent years. Industry revenue is expected to decrease...

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• 5. Newspaper Publishing in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: -2.4%

  Revenue for the Newspaper Publishing industry is expected to fall at an annualized 3.0% over the five years through 2024, to $8.8 billion. This includes an expected revenue decline of 2.6% in 2024. Rising internet use has reduced demand for newspapers, particularly in China's large cities. Additionally, rising newsprint paper costs have reduced industry profit margins.
  The industry has low market share concentration compared with developed countries, although the number of establishments...

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• 6. Communication Equipment Manufacturing in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: -2.2%

  Over the past decade, the Mobile Telecommunications industry has been taking an increasing market share from the Wired Telecommunications industry due to mobile services' convenience and falling prices. This increasing substitution has reduced demand for wired terminal equipment, a major product segment in the Communication Equipment Manufacturing industry. Industry revenue is expected to decrease an annualized 4.7% over the five years through 2024. In 2024, industry revenue is expected to de...

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• 7. Preschools in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: -1.8%

  China's preschool industry developed rapidly prior to 2019, largely thanks to increased government investment and the growing number of preschool-aged children. From 2019 to 2021, most preschools had to be closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and companies' revenue growth slowed down over this period. With an overall increasing number of preschoolers – which reached a record high in 2020 – and consistently growing state input in preschool education, industry revenue kept i...

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• 8. Motels in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: -1.2%

  Industry revenue for the Motels industry in China is expected to decrease an annualized 2.6% over the five years through 2024. This trend includes an expected 1.6% increase in the current year. The motel market is shrinking and highly saturated. The scale of the industry is decreasing. There is no major company in the industry.
  Hotels and the ongoing establishment of family hotels provide higher quality services and surroundings than motels. They have intensified competition and reduced ...

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• 9. Camera Equipment Manufacturing in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: -0.2%

  With the rapid growth of the Chinese economy and technological progress, the industry has begun to transform and upgrade, gradually developing from OEM to independent R&D of products. China has a group of industry enterprises with strong technology and large production scale, covering multiple fields from traditional cameras to digital cameras, drones, etc.
  Revenue for the Camera Equipment Manufacturing industry in China is expected to increase an annualized 3.0% over the five years ...

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• 10. Chemical Pesticide Manufacturing in China

  2025 Revenue Growth: 0.2%

  Revenue for the Chemical Pesticide Manufacturing industry in China is expected to grow at an annualized 6.5% over the five years through 2024, to reach $43.5 billion. This growth includes an increase of 11.1% in the current year.
  The growing planting area of crops in China has boosted demand for chemical pesticides in the past five years to 2024. However, affected by the fluctuations in prices of chemical pesticides, industry revenue has showed very high volatility. From 2020 to 2022, in...

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