{"id":38021,"date":"2026-06-08T15:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=38021"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:37:00","slug":"chinese-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/chinese-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Silver Economy: Unlocking Consumer Consumption Trends and Trade Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38021\" class=\"elementor elementor-38021\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adc3772 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adc3772\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ffd31f\" data-id=\"6ffd31f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815c4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"815c4a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Chinese Mainland elderly have strong spending power and increasingly mature shopping habits, presenting a promising blue ocean opportunity for Hong Kong businesses. To help Hong Kong companies assess the Mainland elderly consumer market and give recommendations to these companies on how to expand into the silver economy, <em>HKTDC Research<\/em> conducted a questionnaire survey on a total of <strong>2,360<\/strong> middle-class and higher\u2011income elderly or pre\u2011ageing consumers <strong>aged 50 or above<\/strong> from various Mainland cities, with an <strong>average monthly spending of RMB3,000 or higher.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>This article presents a summary of survey insights for businesses interested to tap into the Chinese Mainland silver market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acaefcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acaefcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98f7e6b\" data-id=\"98f7e6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620b393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"620b393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health Foods, Food and Beverages Topped the List<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6438186 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6438186\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51b0525\" data-id=\"51b0525\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd1109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecd1109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elderly-products.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38027\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elderly-products.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elderly-products-600x423.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elderly-products-768x541.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elderly-products-120x85.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e30db66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e30db66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e3ca68\" data-id=\"8e3ca68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211dcb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"211dcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Looking ahead to the coming year, there will be changes in the products that Mainland elderly consumers most want to buy, with food and beverages as well as health foods both coming first (34.0%). This indicates that <strong>the silver generation has an increasing demand for healthy diets and health maintenance.<\/strong> Other highly desired products include clothing (23.0%), leisure products (22.0%), as well as health and daily living aids (19.0%).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-079c17e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"079c17e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d4b1e6\" data-id=\"1d4b1e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24fc8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b24fc8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cn-silver-table-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38033\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cn-silver-table-1.png 835w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cn-silver-table-1-600x289.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cn-silver-table-1-768x370.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bd811e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bd811e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd8d47d\" data-id=\"dd8d47d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89875d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89875d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Health Supplements Among the Most Popular Foods<\/h3><p>When asked about Hong Kong products they would most wish to purchase, the elderly showed the highest desire for buying the following: health foods, and food and beverages.<\/p><p>A closer look at the segment indicates high buying interests in:<\/p><ul><li>nourishing tonics<\/li><li>edible bird\u2019s nest<\/li><li>dried fish maw<\/li><li>Ganoderma spores<\/li><li>wellness maintenance supplements<\/li><li>fish oil supplements<\/li><li>coenzyme Q10<\/li><li>melatonin<\/li><li>leisure foods<\/li><li>alcoholic drinks<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4fecd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4fecd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e002121\" data-id=\"e002121\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce55de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce55de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Body Wellness Services In-Demand<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55b7934 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55b7934\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f03c877\" data-id=\"f03c877\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b5414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80b5414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elderly-services.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38028\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elderly-services.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elderly-services-600x381.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elderly-services-768x488.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57cf1f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57cf1f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d4369\" data-id=\"82d4369\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a678d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a678d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the coming year, services that the Mainland elderly want to buy the most are namely body wellness (44.0%) still heading the list, followed by leisure and entertainment (31.0%) while Mainland travels ranked third (28.0%). Specifically, these <strong>elderly consumers showed the biggest desire to buy the following: body wellness services (such as regular physical check\u2011ups and dental check\u2011ups), and beauty and personal care services (such as body care, hair care, etc.).<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf21d13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf21d13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eec5797\" data-id=\"eec5797\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be066c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3be066c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cn-silver-table-2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cn-silver-table-2-1.png 855w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cn-silver-table-2-1-600x274.png 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cn-silver-table-2-1-768x351.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1641e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1641e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1ea9b8\" data-id=\"f1ea9b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5498a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a5498a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Health Check-ups and Seniors Entertainment See Growth Potential<\/h3><p>A detailed breakdown of the Mainland elderly desired services indicates that most would consider the following as priorities:<\/p><ul><li>physical test\/examination<\/li><li>Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatments<\/li><li>casual dining<\/li><li>entertainment (elderly gathering)<\/li><\/ul><p>Hong Kong services providers can consider the above as some areas to explore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44277ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44277ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5210ae9\" data-id=\"5210ae9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bc32e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93bc32e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1218a69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1218a69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ce5080\" data-id=\"1ce5080\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b3e87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18b3e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span id=\"Explore_Full_Survey_Findings\"><span data-teams=\"true\">Explore Full Survey Findings<\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span data-teams=\"true\">Access detailed insights, including desired product categories, via:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.hktdc.com\/en\/article\/MjMxMTQ2ODUxNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consumption Outlook in the Coming Year:\u00a0Chinese Mainland Silver Economy Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5be918 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5be918\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0164e34\" data-id=\"0164e34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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