Water heater industry new developments

Water heater industry in 2017 to achieve double-digit high-amplitude growth. According to the data, the retail sales of water heater industry reached 74.9 billion in 2017, up 13.5% over the same period of last year.

FSP 2017 water heater industry, electricity, fuel will inevitably become a key word. With the initial installation of low cost, the use of low threshold, applicability and other advantages, electric water heater has long occupied the position of the water heater boss. And this position with the "coal to gas" and other energy structural reforms, eventually replaced by gas water heater.

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Gas water heater: the biggest driver of growth Focus on high-end transformation

The rapid development of the gas water heater industry in 2017 will be complemented by the accelerated coverage of natural gas pipelines and the multiple positive changes in the energy structure. In addition to the frequent blessing of policies

Dongfeng, the trend of the trend of consumer upgrades are also increasingly mature gas water heater industry momentum is fierce.

Data show that in 2017 the scale of retail sales of gas water heater reached 34.43 billion yuan, an increase of 13.9%, the first ultra-heating, the water heater industry has become the largest growth driver.

In the increasingly mature background of the industry, gas water heaters are also looking for the type of development in the trend of quality development, including high-end, smart gas-water heater has become even more symbolic of the transition.

It can be seen that gas water heater is gradually entering the high-end market through a series of methods such as product innovation, structural adjustment and resource integration. According to statistics, from January to November 2017, the average retail price of gas water heater increased by 11.92 percentage points to $ 2,938.

Electric water heater: the overall size of a slight decline in force "healthy bath"

Compared to the momentum is fierce heat, electric water heater is a bit bleak. From the data statistics, in 2017, the entire electric water heater industry output reached 28 million units, the overall sales of about 22 million units, slightly lower than in 2016, the total sales exceeded 26 billion yuan, compared with 2016 close 5% increase.

Volume derating, in general, the development of electric water heater market is still in a relatively stable situation. On the one hand, the complexity of the Chinese market determines the gas water heater can not completely replace the electric water heater, especially in a large number of natural gas pipelines can not be laid 34 and rural markets, electric water heaters or have some great advantages, and there is a vast Market vacillation space, even in the relatively mature secondary market, most households install two water heaters, electric water heaters will also reserve a place.

It can be seen that the entire water heater industry has been continuously reshuffling and reforming in 2017, both in the heat and in the electricity. The market competition in the industry has gradually become more benign. It is foreseeable that in 2018, the appliance market will enter an accelerated phase of upgrading. In this process, cultivation of quality innovation and rational consumption concept will be even more important. For the newly started water heater industry, the pressure on manpower, resources, investment in science and technology, etc. is still not small. The ultimate consideration of the enterprise will be comprehensive strength in many aspects such as product, scale, service and brand.