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Health and Wellness Healthcare in China

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Euromonitor International's Health and Wellness Healthcare in China market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

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Chapters: 6  |  Tables: 39  |  Publication date: Nov 2006
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Table of contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

HW healthcare products grow on self-medication trends

Vitamins and dietary supplements account for majority of sales

Herbal/traditional products gaining ground

Female consumers drive growth in slimming products

Fast-paced growth to continue over forecast period

2. MARKET BACKGROUND

2.1 NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Summary 1 Functions for Health Food Products Approved by Ministry of Health

2.2 ADVERTISING

2.3 SELF-MEDICATION AND PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE

2.4 ALTERNATIVE THERAPY

2.5 DIET PROGRAMMES

2.6 LOCAL PRODUCTS

2.7 RETAIL DISTRIBUTION

Retailing has more competition

Chainged pharmacists active in private label medication

New regulation on Internet sales of drugs

Direct sales of vitamins and dietary supplements

3. VITAMINS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

3.1 SECTOR PERFORMANCE

Consumers begin to make more rational purchasing decisions

Tonics and bottled nutritive drinks continue to decline

Marketing is key sales driver

Gift buying drives sales through aggressive advertising

Direct sales see strong growth in China due to liberalisation

Me-too strategy is popular in China

Working professionals improving self healthcare awareness

Repackaging a hot topic for vitamins in 2005

Consumer base expands to young professionals

Child-specific vitamins and dietary supplements show slight increase

Forecast performance

Table 1 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Sector: Value 2002-2005

Table 2 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Sector: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 3 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Sector: Value 2005-2010

Table 4 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Sector: % Value Growth 2005-2010

3.2 VITAMINS PERFORMANCE

Table 5 Sales of Vitamins by Type: Value 2002-2005

Table 6 Sales of Vitamins by Type: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 7 Multivitamins Brand Rankings 2005

Table 8 Single Vitamins Brand Rankings 2005

3.3 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS PERFORMANCE

Table 9 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Type: Value 2002-2005

Table 10 Sales of Dietary Supplements by Type: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 11 Calcium Supplements: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 12 Mineral Supplements: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 13 Cod Liver Oil: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 14 Other Fish Oils: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 15 Garlic: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 16 Ginseng: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 17 Ginkgo Biloba: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 18 Protein Powder: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 19 Royal Jelly: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 20 Other Dietary Supplements: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 21 Tonics and Bottled Nutritive Drinks: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 22 Child-specific Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: Brand Rankings 2005

3.4 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS

Summary 2 Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: New Product Launches 2004/2005

4. HERBAL/TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS

4.1 SECTOR PERFORMANCE

Herbal/traditional products continue to grow due to Chinese consumers’ preferences

Herbal digestive remedies post most dynamic growth

Herbal dietary supplements enjoy high growth

Local manufacturers lead herbal tonics and nutritive drinks

High potential for herbal medicinal teas

Herbal smoking cessation aids grow steadily

Forecast performance

Table 23 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Sector: Value 2002-2005

Table 24 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products by Sector: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 25 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2005-2010

Table 26 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2005-2010

4.2 COMPANY AND BRAND ANALYSIS

Summary 3 Herbal/Traditional Products: Major Players 2004/2005

4.3 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS

New format innovations

Summary 4 Herbal/Traditional Products: New Product Launches 2004/2005

5. SLIMMING PRODUCTS

5.1 SECTOR PERFORMANCE

Slimming products see strong growth

Slimming tablets enjoy fastest growth

Safety concerns boost sales of slimming tea

Small but growing: other slimming products

Forecast performance

Table 27 Sales of Slimming Products by Sector: Value 2002-2005

Table 28 Sales of Slimming Products by Sector: % Value Growth 2002-2005

Table 29 Forecast Sales of Slimming Products: Value 2005-2010

Table 30 Forecast Sales of Slimming Products: % Value Growth 2005-2010

5.2 COMPANY AND BRAND ANALYSIS

VT – the representative brand of slimming tablet

Summary 5 Slimming Products: Major Players 2004/2005

Table 31 Slimming Tablets: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 32 Slimming Teas: Brand Rankings 2005

Table 33 Other Slimming Products: Brand Rankings 2005

5.3 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS

Various flavours for meal replacement slimming products

Herbal remedies and other slimming products use “safety” selling point

Summary 6 Slimming Products: New Product Launches 2004/2005

6. DEFINITIONS

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