There are several reasons for profiteering in these industries: first, some monopoly industries are monopolized by the state and are in a monopoly and semi-monopoly state. Of course, industries that others can't participate in are profiteering industries without competition. Such as oil, tobacco and salt.
For example, in the tobacco industry, the profit and tax revenue of China Tobacco in 20 18 years is 1. 16 trillion. This shows the degree of profiteering in the tobacco industry. At present, there are hundreds of millions of smokers in China who spend a lot of money on tobacco every month. It is said that BAT is the most profitable thing in China. In fact, the profits of tobacco companies are the highest.
In addition, there is a semi-monopoly financial industry, because of strict financial control, so the profit is relatively high. Especially in the banking industry, among the top 1000 banks in the world, the top four are from China. The total profits of 136 banks listed in China reached $31200 million, ranking first in the world.
Furthermore, there are some industries that ordinary people don't want to set foot in, or industries with scientific and technological content. In high-tech industries, such as 5G, Huawei spends hundreds of billions of dollars on research and development of communication technology every year. Without huge profits, enterprises can't invest in communication technology, and China's 5G technology can't stand at the forefront of the world. So for high-tech enterprises, it is impossible without a certain windfall.
In addition, there are industries that ordinary people don't want to get involved in, but the profits are very rich. Like the funeral industry, in fact, the most profitable thing is burial in funeral. Buying a cemetery now, less than one square meter, will cost hundreds or even hundreds of thousands. However, most people in this industry have avoided it, and coupled with the speculation of hot money, it has produced huge profits.
At the same time, there is also the real estate industry, because the real estate industry has a bad reputation because of chaotic price increases. But everyone who set foot in the real estate industry in those days became rich. At the beginning of the reform and opening up, many people who brought a group of people from the countryside to the city as contractors have now become real estate tycoons. These housing enterprises not only make huge profits, but their bosses are also in the forefront of China Forbes list.
Third, use the asymmetry of information to make huge profits. Ordinary people don't know what the purchase price of this commodity is. Like an optical shop, there are few people in the shop at ordinary times, but it still lives well, mainly because the optical shop has huge profits. The cost of matching a pair of glasses is only tens of yuan, but the price of an optical shop is hundreds or thousands of yuan. However, if the high rent and labor costs are deducted from the optical shop, the remaining huge profits are not much, and the net profit rate is not high.
Finally, there are some industries that use people's pursuit of health to make huge profits. For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, the cost of a drug is only a few cents or a few dollars, but when it is sold to patients, it is tens or hundreds of dollars. For patients, it is worthwhile to spend more money as long as they can take care of their own diseases. In addition, the health care industry, melatonin, brain gold and so on. It has also made huge profits, and the money of these companies is used for advertising and marketing expenses. Many middle-aged and elderly people blindly believe and buy at high prices.
At present, there are many profiteering industries in the whole society, and the most profiteering industries are monopoly industries, high-tech industries and industries with low social status that others are unwilling to do. Of course, there are also some industries that make huge profits because people don't understand the situation of this industry. Anyway, profiteering industry can continue profiteering, there is always a reason. But many industries have high gross profit and low net profit, which may be the reason why they want to make huge profits.