Consumer goods manufacturing companies see profit rise as overseas markets expand

The consumer goods manufacturing companies in China have seen their profit grow over the past three quarters as they keep expanding their businesses to overseas emerging markets.

The data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Sunday showed that profit of the country's consumer goods manufacturing industry increased by 2.4 percent year over year in the first three quarters.

The profit growth was driven by the increased export to the newly explored overseas markets, with the data showing that the export delivery value of the overall manufacturing industry increased by 4.1 percent in the same period.

A furniture manufacturing company in Shunde District of Foshan City, south China's Guangdong Province, has recently expended their business into the Southeast Asian and the Central Asian countries.

The value of the sofas and beds produced by the company annually can reach 350 million yuan (about 50 million U.S. dollars), said Tan Suzhen, general manager of Evergo Furniture Company Limited, adding that as the company expands overseas business, their sales to the Central Asian markets grew drastically.

"Our sales to the Middle East market alone grew by 60 percent year over year. Our sales data is really impressive and has been growing, too," said Tan.

With existing business in Western Europe and North America, an appliance manufacturing company in Yongkang City, east China's Zhejiang Province, found new customers in the Middle East and North Africa.

The expanded business helped the company reach their annual sales goal at a faster pace and their sales have been growing at a remarkable 40-percent rate.

"In terms of export, we reached our annual sales goal within the first three quarters and the year-over-year increase in the first three quarter was about 40 percent," said Hu Di, assistant to the chairman of Arda Appliance Company Limited.

For the overall industrial sector, its export delivery value has been growing faster and faster, said Chen Xi, associate researcher of the Academy of Macroeconomic Research of China's National Development and Reform Commission, adding that the good performance can in turn nurture better sales and efficiency of enterprises.

"In each of the first three quarters, the export delivery value growth of the industrial enterprises above the designated size accelerated. Major provinces like Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang posted faster growths. The increased export delivery value helped boost sales of the enterprises and their efficiency," said Chen.

Consumer goods manufacturing companies see profit rise as overseas markets expand

Permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations (UN) Danny Danon on Thursday denied that any discussions had occurred between Israel and the UN regarding delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Danon made these remarks at the UN headquarters in response to a query from a China Central Television (CCTV) reporter about the ongoing failure to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Israel blocked the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza on March 2, following the end of the first phase of a January ceasefire deal with Hamas. It resumed attacks on Gaza on March 18.

With no food, no supplies, and no relief in sight, Gazans have been enduring a relentless fight for survival.

In response to mounting international condemnation, Israel has proposed that its military take over the distribution of aid - a move widely criticized by the international community.

Briefing a Security Council meeting on Tuesday, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher noted that the UN has met for over 12 times with the Israeli authorities regarding the latter's proposed aid distribution model, yet no solution had been found.

Danon, however, stated that no discussions have taken place in recent weeks regarding the issue.

"I don't know about that. Actually I listened to Mr. Fletcher's remarks at the Security Council the other day, and I can tell you that he visited Israel but he had no discussion about that fund because it was way back and in the last few weeks there was no dialogue about that. I would expect UN officials to engage when they want to speak about issues they know how to reach us, they know how to reach the U.S. mission. We are here to engage," he said.

"They got some information from the media, I assume. But I think they should look into that and to realize that if they want to be involved, that is the way to be involved," he added, reiterating that the UN has not reached out.

In response to Danon's denial, the United Nations reaffirmed its position, standing by the public statement released by Fletcher.

"I heard what he said, and we stand by what Mr. Fletcher has said," Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for UN Secretary-General noted later on the day, commenting on Danon's statement.

"Mr. Fletcher gave the details," he continued.

Israel envoy denies discussions with UN on enabling Gaza aid deliveries