Hogs and poultry are widely raised, and both inland and marine fishing are important.
China is one of the world's major mineral-producing countries.
Reserves of coal, its most abundant mineral and principal energy source, rank among the world's largest. Once an importer of petroleum, China is now the world's fifth-ranked oil producer, and oil exports are an increasingly important source of foreign exchange. China also has extensive deposits of iron, tungsten, tin, mercury, magnetite, aluminum, salt, uranium, gold, and zinc. China's manufactures include textiles, chemicals, agriculture-related products, such as farm machinery, as well as machine tools, processed foods, iron and steel, building materials, and electronic equipment. Since the 1980s light industrial and consumer items have increased greatly in importance.