China’s software export up 54.9% in Jan-Apr
China saw its software exports in the first four months of this year surged 54.9% to US$3.27 billion, thanks to technology innovation, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Thursday.
During the period, embedded software exports jumped 45.3% to hit nearly US$1.7 billion, contributing 24.5% to the total software exports. And software outsourcing exports topped US$270 million, rocketing 71.3% from a year earlier.
China’s software exports experienced a fast growth in the past years with export value soared to US$10.24 billion in 2007 from US$720 million in 2001.
In the Jan-Apr period, revenue of the nation’s software industry totaled RMB 193.55 billion, a year-on-year increment of 31.2%. Meanwhile, the number of large-scale companies increased by 985 to 13,077, and total employees in the industry exceeded 1.3 million.
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This are interesting numbers, however I would like to know where the exports are going? What percentage of China’s software exports go to Asia, North America, Europe, etc.