与人民生活紧密相关的我国轻工业“八五”期间发展迅猛,已形成具有相当规模和水平、门类齐全、既能满足国内需求又有一定国际竞争能力的生产体系。 据统计,1994年中国轻工业总产值达4960.9亿元,比1990年增长了1.7倍。许多轻工产品的产量位居世界前列,自行车、钟表、洗衣机、日用陶瓷的产量居世界第一位,啤酒、家用冷冻箱居世界第二位,机制 China’s light industry, which is closely related to people’s lives, has developed rapidly during the “Eighth Five-Year Plan” period. It has formed a production system with considerable scale and level, complete categories, and capable of meeting domestic demand and having certain international competitiveness. According to statistics, in 1994 the total output value of China’s light industry reached 496.09 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7 times over 1990. The output of many light industrial products is among the highest in the world. The output of bicycles, clocks, washing machines, and daily-use ceramics ranks first in the world, and beer and home freezers rank second in the world.