China LogisticsOccupier Survey
2023
REPORT
CERECHINA RESEARCH
November 2023
CBRE's 2o23 China Logistics Occupier Survey nsked accupiers a range of questions coveringissues such as future portfolio planning; operational challenges and solutions; and Envircnmental,Social and Govornancc (EsG) goals. A total of 56 rasponsos wcrc rcccivcd.
Executive Summary
Qutlookremainsupbeatbutxpansionsettomoderateovernext three years
Challenges and Solutions
Flight to core
Green infrastructure and power
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•R:N::rurlrnl :; ili nli i :d oconomic uncertainty9% 0gt calatlon 7%),and polltleaand supply chain isuo5 (526) : t kayche enges lhey fare in he tning es's.
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•Athough more than 90% of respondcntsIndleated an Interast In grean warehousecertifleation, I'lost occupiers are still vccJrzyinnolrlf" r ralaliv y env'rsr mlally i. ~fenlbuildings. Only m1% of respondent9 sald thatmost of thoir buildings had grpen cortification.
•Some 59% of raspondents Intend to Increasetheir warehouse space ln the next thrgg years% : rasmlI in nd irsf: heirwareho.sa spacs 3y mrcre =1an 0 cve- therrxt thrtx v:rs * I'red th: 38% whu st terd1elr rtit * to cc in the prevlous surveyconduc.ed in 2021.
•The survey unccve gd noable c terenes i-upieis' Inf.alinal pffepes. C-mrr.eand Third-Party Logistics (3F_s) clatforns+'t:t I'er Irity elu.oru de. to the- Ies?consumptlon me rket. whi r anufscturer3aturallv prefer tsr Il ities c Je tc tgir status asTignuf el uring trisfe.
Market sentiment
Mood remains upbeatbut space demandmoderates
Most respondents confidentabout business outlook fornext three years
Following the lifting of unti-andcrmic 'ostrictions in Dccemser 2o22, china's oconomhas gainud nomernturn. Over Bo% u'ruspunderits staled that their Lusinuss had inprcvedsince the beginning o' this year, while 11% observed = sig riicant upturn.
Net albsorpt an of mcclern warehause space increased by 27% y-o-y in H1 2023 along withthe lmproving concmv. F-commerce alatfcrms and if1 antirued tr expa nd,aceounling lot 7G% o'now leasos in H1 2023. Ir cont rasl, as oxpel l-olionLod scclors suchds rran ufacturing anc ccntract logistis weare affected by shrinking foreig' de'rid"dresulting from hig ninte'est r=tes cverse=e, man_fact ure's and c ontract logisticscompanies remained conservaive ancl ccnt nued ts rein in expa ns an.
D3soc on t % assumpticrs that t Cx>vID19 ndcmi Is now ovor anc that thc U.sFode"al Rescrvo will slarl Lo cul inleres. lales in 2024, survoy pe1 Lici panils holc a posilivooutlcok for thg next tr ree years. 70% of respondents 8xpgct cheir business te irnprcve,while 25% expect their busiress to improve sign'fica tly. cc npared to l1 in the previoussurvey cond.nted in 2021.
Most respondentsplan to increase theirlogistics real estatefootprint
Al'gning with the optirniscic busi ness cutlook, just cwrer "=lf, or5g%, of respondents pla n to increase their logistics tootprintover the next three years. However, expsnsicnery clemsnd hasModcratexl sincc 20/21. The prewious survev faur