JD.com's Industrial City June 18 Data Shows Lithium-Battery and AI-Powered Tools Drive SME Equipment Purchasing, With New Products Up 10x+

According to JD.com's Industrial City, the platform's June 18 data reveals lithium-battery and intelligent upgrades as the dominant market trends among small and medium-sized enterprises. Lithium-powered products accounted for 36.2% of the five key trend categories, with penetration rates reaching 93.7% in power tools and 98.4% in material handling equipment, marking the near-completion of traditional motor replacements. Smart instrumentation led AI adoption at 69.8% penetration, while intelligent expansion also reached hand tools (30.9%) and electromechanical hardware (42.9%), with smart wrenches showing 220% year-over-year order growth.

New product categories exploded, with industrial robots and core modules surging over 10-fold and semiconductors, sensors rising over 5-fold. Non-traditional sectors powered growth, as construction, agriculture and food processing saw purchasing increases of 177%, 163%, and 200% respectively. Regional expansion accelerated in underdeveloped areas, with western markets like Tibet, Guangxi and Gansu recording growth rates of 996%, 167%, and 134%, while smaller cities like Lhasa and Sanming surged 2354% and 2931%.