China has seen an export decline of electric lighting appliances in the first half year due to the slump in the world economy, official statistics revealed in Beijing. According to the China Association for Illumination Appliances, export of the main products of incandescent lamps dropped 13.6 percent compared with the figure of the same time last year. However, the country has maintained its strength in exporting fluorescent lamps and halide lamps thanks to strong international demand, the competitiveness of the products, and the saturation of the domestic market, analysts say.