Latest Customs statistics showed that China's exports of
traditional Chinese medicine increased 10.27 percent year-on-year
in 2005 to reach US$153 million.
By the end of last December, China exported about 14,212 tons of
traditional Chinese medical products, 2 percent more than that of
2004, said Friday's China Securities Journal, citing
statistics from the Customs.
Currently, 91.05 percent of the exported Chinese medicine enter
into the markets in Asia, Europe and the North America, said the
newspaper.
In 2005, China exported US$112.8 million-worth traditional
Chinese medicine to neighboring Asian countries, a year-on-year
increase of 9.21 percent.
The exports to Europe and North America also surged 24.89
percent and 7.07 percent respectively in 2005, said the
newspaper.
According to the Customs statistics, Tongrentang Group, China's
leading producer of traditional Chinese medicine, exported a major
part of Chinese medicine in China last year.
(Xinhua News Agency February 10, 2006)
