Outsell has recently published a report on the Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishing industry (STM) in China. Outsell estimates that the size of the overall STM market in China is $1.12 billion in revenues in 2011, slightly more than 5% of our preliminary estimate of $21.01 billion for the global STM market (excluding the geospatial data sub-segment, which is subject to different economic forces). This represents a 10% increase from 2010, outperforming the Global STM market growth average of 3.8%. Chinese domestic players share is US$420 (37%) while international players market share accounts for US$704 million (63%).
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