Economy Overview
As the most dynamic region in the Chinese Mainland, the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone is increasingly important as a market. Given the massive scale of its export sector, the region has become an important industrial market for all sorts of inputs, materials, and capital goods. It also is a major market for transportation and trade-related services. Rapid urbanisation and burgeoning city populations have created demand for infrastructure, building materials, transportation services, housing, and other goods and services associated with urban development. The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone is also a highly attractive consumer market.
Cities such as Shenzhen and Guangzhou are among the most affluent in the Chinese Mainland. Close links to Hong Kong mean that Pearl River Delta region consumers adopt international tastes earlier than most places in China, making the region one of the trend setters in China.
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