Smog has air purifiers flying off the shelves
Smog has air purifiers flying off the shelves Concern that the thick smog lingering over North China may pose serious health threats has boosted sales of air cleaning products across the nation. Demand for humidifiers, air purifiers, masks and related items has skyrocketed since November, and merchants are expecting it to keep growing this month. 360buy.com, a leading online vendor of mostly home appliances, saw a 50 percent monthly leap in air cleaning items in November, said spokeswoman Zhao Fanqi. “The growth demonstrably outpaced that of other home appliances, and the rise is largely attributable to the recent air pollution,” Zhao said. Though the gloomy weather is spread over northern China, especially Beijing, “We see in general an equal surge in demand in different parts of the country, and we believe the numbers will continue to rise until the end of the year,” she said. Chang Zhonghua, a lab examiner at a pharmaceutical factory in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province,...