According to the actual management of the industry, the light industry is divided into durable consumer goods, fast moving consumer goods, culture, art, sports and leisure goods and light machinery and equipment in four major areas, including home appliances, batteries, ceramics, hardware, food, daily chemical, light machinery, arts and crafts, ceremonial leisure goods, education and sporting goods and other 31 industry categories.
Consumer durables:
Including plastic products industry, household appliances industry, leather industry, furniture industry, hardware industry, battery industry, lighting industry, ceramics industry, bicycle industry, glass industry, watch industry, enameling industry and other 12 industries.
Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector:
Including 7 industries such as food industry, paper industry, daily chemical industry, detergent industry, daily miscellaneous goods industry, salt industry, and oral cleansing and care products industry.
Culture, art, sports and leisure goods field:
Including arts and crafts industry, education and sporting goods industry, toy industry, musical instrument industry, glasses industry, pen industry, etiquette and leisure goods industry, stationery industry, ethnic minorities and other 9 industries.
Light industry machinery and equipment field:
Including light industry machinery industry, sewing machinery industry, scale industry 3 industries.
According to the interpretation of the statistical indicators of the National Bureau of Statistics, light industry refers to the industry that mainly provides consumer goods for living and makes hand tools. According to the different raw materials it uses, it can be divided into two major categories:
1. Light industry using agricultural products as raw materials refers to the light industry that directly or indirectly uses agricultural products as basic raw materials. Mainly includes food manufacturing, beverage manufacturing, tobacco processing, textile, sewing, leather and fur production, paper and printing and other industries;
2, non-agricultural products as raw materials for light industry, refers to industrial products as raw materials for light industry. Mainly includes stationery and sporting goods, chemical manufacturing, synthetic fiber manufacturing, daily-use chemical products, daily-use glass products, daily-use metal products, hand tool manufacturing, medical equipment manufacturing, cultural and office machinery manufacturing and other industries.