In 2020, around 8.95 billion U.S. dollars worth of ice cream and frozen desserts were sold in China, increasing from 7.22 billion U.S. dollars in 2016. The retail sales of ice cream is expected to surpass 10.7 billion U.S. dollars by 2025.
Retail sales value of ice cream and frozen desserts in China in 2016 and 2020 with forecasts for 2021 and 2025
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Adapted from Statistics Canada, Sector Trend Analysis – Packaged food trends in China, 2016 and 2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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