Core Insights - The National Press and Publication Administration released the "2024 National Publishing Statistical Bulletin," highlighting trends in the publishing industry for the year [1] Group 1: Overall Industry Performance - The total revenue of the national digital publishing industry reached 1,748.536 billion yuan, which is not included in the national total due to being survey data [5] - The overall publishing sector saw a decline in various metrics, indicating a challenging environment for the industry [1] Group 2: Book Publishing - The number of new book varieties published increased to 227,800, a growth of 4.98% from 2023, while the total print volume decreased to 11.98 billion copies, down 4.1% [8] - Book publishing revenue was 116.06 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.7%, and total profit was 21.42 billion yuan, down 4.1% [6][8] Group 3: Newspaper Publishing - The number of newspapers published decreased to 1,642, a decline of 1.6%, with total print volume at 24.99 billion copies, down 4.3% [9][11] - Newspaper publishing revenue was 52.55 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.4%, and total profit dropped significantly by 20.2% to 4.15 billion yuan [9][11] Group 4: Periodical Publishing - The number of periodicals published increased slightly to 10,187, a growth of 0.3%, while total print volume decreased to 1.76 billion copies, down 4.9% [9][12] - Periodical publishing revenue remained stable at 21.96 billion yuan, with a slight profit decrease of 0.9% to 3.42 billion yuan [9][12] Group 5: Audio-Visual and Electronic Publishing - The number of audio-visual products published was 6,321, with a significant decline in quantity to 49.45 million boxes, down 45.7% [13] - Electronic publications saw a growth in the number of varieties to 12,457, with a revenue of 1.88 billion yuan, although total profit decreased by 5.3% [13][16] Group 6: Printing and Reproduction - The total revenue from printing and reproduction reached 1,304.82 billion yuan, an increase of 1.0%, while total profit decreased by 1.9% to 53.36 billion yuan [17][23] Group 7: Distribution of Publications - The total sales volume of publications was 25.90 billion copies, a decrease of 3.5%, with total revenue at 332.86 billion yuan, down 3.2% [18][20] Group 8: Import and Export of Publications - The total import of publications decreased to 3,928.31 million copies, down 1.7%, while exports increased to 727.7 million copies, a growth of 2.8% [24][29] - The revenue from import and export operations was 9.78 billion yuan, an increase of 3.7%, but total profit decreased by 10.6% to 1.61 billion yuan [24][29] Group 9: Copyright Management and Trade - The number of copyright contracts registered increased to 19,087, a growth of 14.3%, with voluntary registrations rising to 7.803 million, up 21.4% [25][26]