Chinese electromedical equipment market overview published
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Beijing-based CCID Consulting has published the sales revenues and market shares of China’s electronic medical equipment segments, as they stood in 2007. The sector has seen growth of 17.3% year-on-year, says CCID. However, some sectors have not seen continual growth. For example, the market for X-rays and CT scanners dipped in 2006 (though it rose again in 2007) due to government policies affecting medical product purchasing and market saturation.
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