Taizhou is a Port City and Light Industry Center Taizhou's economy is broad based - gross industrial output of 58.434 billion yuan (RMB) in 1998 Mainstays of Taizhou's industrial economy are five main product categories: vehicles (cars, motorcycles, special vehicles and aux. equipment), machinery (engines, compressors and electrical machinery), household appliances (air conditioners), chemical products (petrochemicals, refined chemicals, pharmaceuticals and chemical goods for daily use) and food (special local food, and green food). Economic development and representative industries: • Taizhou Fishnet works • Industrial Resources and Infrastructure Investment • Candorly Sea Biochemical and Health Products • Overview of regional economy • Taizhou Shenling Shoes, Co.