BEIJING — China's home appliance sector posted a rising output last year, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed.

In 2020, the output of refrigerators and washing machines totaled 90.15 million and 80.42 million sets, respectively, up 8.4 percent and 3.9 percent from 2019.

Going against the trend, China's air conditioner makers saw their output fall 8.3 percent year-on-year to 210.6 million sets in 2020, the ministry said.

In December alone, China's refrigerator output came in at 7.96 million sets, up 8.1 percent year-on-year, while the output of washing machines saw a 5.1 percent yearly increase to total 8.06 million sets, according to the ministry.