Guangdong province exported more than 10 million color TV sets in the first three quarters of 2003, according to statistics from the provincial government — 2.2 times the figure for the same period last year — accounting for 47.7% of the national total for the first nine months of the year.

Guangdong also set a monthly record in September by exporting 1.88 million color TV sets with an export value of US$130 million, also a record high. The US has become the leading importer of Guangdong's color TV sets, however the province also reported more than 80% increases in its exports to Japan, Germany and Hong Kong.