China Estimates 2005 Domestic Bearing Demand

The Peoples Republic of China has, as part of its Tenth Five Year Plan, officially estimated the domestic demand for all types of bearings in 2005.

While they can be considered only rudimentary estimates, the projections do reflect the only semi-official estimates -- total and relative -- for China's domestic bearing consumption.

Application	2005 Estimated Demand (millions of sets)
motorcycles / scooters	314.0
automobiles / light trucks	296.0 - 305.0
appliances	230.0
farm vehicles: exc. tractors	179.0
farm vehicles: tractors	137.0
engineering machinery	83.0
mining and metallurgical equipment	18.9
machine tools	17.5
petrochemical processing equipment	8.2
large electrical equipment	8.0
rail	1.2
TOTAL	1,301.8