Beijing, Mar 29: China`s beauty industry, which employs over 16 million of the country`s labour force, has reported an annual growth of 6% in the number of
its beauty parlours, an industry report released here said.
According to a survey conducted by the Cosmetology Chamber of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, there were approximately 1.54 million beauty parlours in 2003, and the number has been growing by 6% annually.
Of the existing beauty clinics and hairdressing shops, about 51% were opened in the past five years, the report said.
The beauty industry in China has been described as a youthful business not only because it is relatively novel to the increasingly prosperous Chinese, but also because most of
its jobs are occupied by young women.
The average age of beauty industry workers is 25 years and nearly 80% are women, whose average salary stands at 1,050 yuan per month (around USD 127), Xinhua news agency reported.
The beauty industry has been a major boost to domestic cosmetics manufacturers and media and training firms related to the industry, which together provide a total of
500,000 jobs in China.
Bureau Report
