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Top Business Objectives

Amajority of the respondents reported taking advantage of current products,
services, and customer segments to realize growth in their core business in 2016;
fewer than a quarter of respondents reported that they aimed to realize growth by
launching new products or services. This indicates that most of the respondents remain
conservative in their approach of expansion and growth.

0.9% 4%

Others Not applicable

23.4% 2016 55.7%

Growth by launching Growth in
new products or services core business

16%

Produce operating costs
& improve e ciency

60 Employment Plan in 2016

An50overwhelming majority of respondents reported that they hired more new
Out e4omf0cpolomypeaens iiens2w01h6ic, ha slight increase compared to last year. over the course of
reported having hired new employees

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new employees.

Base2d0on this year’s distribution of numbers hired and the Chamber’s current size of

2,300 members, we can estimate that over the course of 2016, members of AmCham

South C1h0ina have hired approximately 916,124 new employees in China, an 8.5% drop
compared to 2015.
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Less than 50 people 50%

Between 51 and 250 people 22.8%

Between 251 and 500 people 6.6%

Between 501 and 1000 people 4.3%

Between 1001 and 5000 people 4%
More than 5001 people 3.5%

No employment 8.8%

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