China's computer production is expected to grow 10 percent to 150 million in 2009, according to a report released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

China made around 137 million computers in 2008, up 13.2 percent year on year. Of those, 108 million were laptops. That was 25.2 percent more than that in 2007.

Exports of China's computer industry reached 212.9 billion US dollars in 2008, up 9.6 percent over 2007, said the report.

(Xinhua News Agency March 1, 2009)