605 million phones are made in China

According to an analysis from Chinese CCID Consulting 605 million phones are expected to be manufactured in China this year, while last year 550 million was the total. 400 million of these handsets, which means 66 percent, is shipped outside of China, while the other 205 million are sold within the country's borders. During the first six months of this year the total Chinese cell phone production has been over 279 million pieces, in spite of the world's five largest manufacturers, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, LG and Sony Ericsson have only 65 percent of their full production in China, as opposed to the 80 percent value from two years ago. Not only the production increases dynamically in China, but the demand too. In the first half of 2008 96.4 million phones have been sold on the Chinese market, which means a 17.5% increase compared to the same period last year.