BEIJING — Major beverage producers in China registered double-digit growth in output last year, official data shows.

In 2021, major beverage producers saw their output rise 12 percent year-on- year to over 183 million tons, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

In December alone, the beverage output amounted to 13.59 million tons, up 8.3 percent year-on-year.

Major producers refer to companies with annual revenue of more than 20 million yuan (about $3.16 million).