CHINA exported 8.37 million color TV sets in the first quarter of this year, down 14.9 percent from a year earlier, according to a report released by the China Video Industry Association.

The exports, valued at US$1.67 billion, fell 18.4 percent. From January to last month, China's TV makers produced 17.34 million color TV sets, down 9.2 percent, the report said.