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Investments in China key for global profitability
Thursday, December 10, 2009
U.S. companies are finding China crucial for their profitability as they increasingly focus on selling to the Chinese market rather than manufacturing there for export, reports the Associated Press. The annual report on U.S. businesses in China, issued by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, found that two-thirds of the 369 companies responding to the survey had stable or improved profit margins in 2009 despite weaker revenues. Companies that began operations in China mainly to use it as a low-cost manufacturing base for exports are increasingly shifting their focus to the local market, especially regions outside affluent coastal cities like Shanghai. That includes a wide range of companies, from big agribusinesses like Cargill Inc. and automakers like General Motors Co., to pharmaceutical makers and high-tech companies setting up shop in provincial centers far from the coasts. According to the survey, most companies plan to increase their investments in China in 2010, with three-quarters listing it as one of their top three global priorities.
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