Investment Costs

Land

Purpose of usage

Price (RMB Yuan/m2 ) (for 50 years) (2007)

Industrial

96-336

Source: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

Utilities Costs

Water (RMB/m3)

Electricity (1kv-10kv) (RMB/kwh)

Gas (RMB/m3)

Residential

Industrial

commercial

Residential

Normal Industrial

Larger Industrial

Residential

Industrial

commercial

1.65

1.81

2.63

0.588

0.666-0.686

0.511-0.561

2.12

2.08-2.73

2.73

Source: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

Workshop

Structure

Rent (RMB/month/m2)

Administration fee (RMB/month/m2)

Standard Workshop

4~18

N.A

Commercial

10~20

N.A

Source: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

Labor: Annual salary level in Hefei 2007 (RMB/month)

Manager

Engineer

Technical Worker

General worker

1300~3000

1500~3000

1000~2000

600~1000

Source: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

 

Logistical Costs

 

Shanghai

Guangzhou

Railway Freight Costs (RMB/TEU)

2500

2050

Road Freight Costs (RMB/10,000 Kg)

2500

2000

Waterway Freight Costs (RMB/TEU)

1800

N.A

Source: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China