China will have largest luxury goods market by 2015

08/07/2010
China is set to become the world's largest market for luxury goods within five years, according to research by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

The state-run oganisation has said that China's luxury goods market was worth $9.4 billion by the end of 2009, accounting for 27.5% of the globalmarket, and is expected to reach $14.6 billion by 2015.