Import prices of research medical light bulbs soared in the first half of the year

According to statistics from China Customs, the average import price of incandescent bulbs for scientific research and medical treatment in the first half of the year rose from 3.18 yuan to 25.7 yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 708%.

Due to the sharp increase in import prices, China’s imports and amounts of incandescent light bulbs for scientific research and medical use both fell sharply in the first half of this year, with declines of 95% and 64%, respectively. The rapid increase was mainly due to the sharp increase in the average price of imports from South Korea in the first half of the year, an increase of 109,355.9%. The average price rose from 0.038 yuan last year to 42 yuan in the first half of the year, followed by Japan and other Asian countries.