Textile Chamber Of Commerce: In The First Half Of 2010, China'S Textile And Clothing Exports Grew Again &Nbsp, And The Average Unit Price Tended To Stop.

According to customs statistics, 1~6 months, China

In the first half of 2010, China's textile and clothing imports and exports all achieved two digit growth.

The cumulative export volume has exceeded the annual level in 2003.

After entering the two quarter, exports increased month by month, reaching a high point in June, and still achieved a 33.4% rapid growth in the year to year base.

In the same month, imports also reached a new high in the year, slightly down from the previous period, but still above 10%.

If there is no significant change in policy, it is expected that exports will continue to grow steadily in the second half of this year.

However, the import price of raw materials and auxiliary materials is still high, export unit price remains low, RMB appreciation expectation and labor cost promotion will continue to squeeze profit margins.

The growth of the major markets

EU: in the first half of this year, China's total exports to the European Union amounted to US $18 billion 840 million, an increase of 18.4%, of which 26.6% for the 12 countries expanding eastward and 17.9% for the original 15 countries.

Exports of textiles and clothing to the EU increased by 31.7% and 14.4% respectively.

Garments (knitted, woven garments) exports 3 billion 500 million pieces (sets), an increase of 15.7%, the average unit price decreased by 1.8%, the decline is narrowing compared with the earlier stage.

In June, exports to the EU increased by 21.6%, of which textiles and clothing grew by 44.8% and 17.2% respectively.

The export volume of knitted and woven garments increased by 17.1%, and the unit price decreased by 0.8%.

From the beginning of the year to the end of June, the appreciation rate of RMB against the euro has reached 15%, reflecting the loss of orders settled in euros.

Although the depreciation of the euro has not yet caused a significant impact on our exports from the data, its impact will be relatively lagging, and exports to Europe in the second half of this year will probably fall slightly.

Us: in the first half of this year, exports to the United States increased by 28.6%, of which textiles and clothing grew by 36.5% and 25.7% respectively.

The export volume of knitted and woven garments reached 2 billion 580 million pieces (sets), and the average unit price decreased by 6.3%.

In June, exports to the United States increased by 44.1%, of which textiles and clothing grew by 64.5% and 38.3% respectively.

The export volume of knitted and woven garments continued to expand, reaching 560 million pieces (sets), an increase of 38.5%, and the unit price decreased by 0.6%.

Japan: exports to Japan have gradually rebounded.

In the first half of this year, China's total exports to Japan increased by 1.2%, the slowest growth in all major markets.

Among them, textiles grew by 11.2% and clothing by 0.8%.

The export volume of knitted and woven garments decreased by 1.7%, and the export unit price increased by 0.6%.

In June, exports to Japan increased by 13.9%, of which textiles and clothing grew by 19.6% and 12.5% respectively.

The export volume of knitted and woven garments increased by 6.5% and the unit price increased by 5.1%.

ASEAN market: ASEAN's position in China's textile and clothing trade has gradually increased.

ASEAN is now the fourth largest trading partner of China's textiles and clothing after the EU, the United States, Japan and China Hongkong.

In the first half of this year, bilateral trade in textiles and clothing between China and ASEAN amounted to US $7 billion 260 million, of which China exported $6 billion 590 million to ASEAN, 670 million US dollars from ASEAN and 5 billion 900 million US surplus.

ASEAN's share in China's textile and garment export market has increased from 6.5% last year to 7.4% in the first half of this year, raising nearly 1 percentage points.

In the first half of the year, the volume of export yarn fabric rose to ASEAN, the total export volume increased by 3 billion 520 million US dollars, an increase of 42%, the average export price of the yarn increased by 18.9%, and the fabric increased by 4.6%.

In June, exports to ASEAN increased by 58.5%, of which the export of yarn fabrics increased by 56.4%.

General trade is the absolute main force

In the first half of the year, the general trade export was 66 billion US dollars, accounting for 74% of the total export.

The export volume increased by 26.4%, the most rapid growth in all major trade patterns, and the overall export growth by 19 percentage points.

Imports of US $2 billion 470 million, an increase of 47.8%.

Processing trade increased by 8.4% and imports increased by 9.8%.

Exports of small frontier trade decreased by 18% and imports increased by 19.4%.

In the two quarter of each month, general trade exports and export growth increased month by month, and export growth in June reached 41%.

Imports grew by 30.7% during the month, lower than export growth.

Textile exports lead clothing

In the first half of the year, the export growth of textiles was stronger than that of clothing. The cumulative export growth was twice that of clothing, reaching 32.2%, while clothing increased by only 15.9%.

In textiles, the total exports of semi finished yarns and fabrics increased by 34%, of which cotton, wool and chemical fiber products increased by more than 30%.

Exports of textile products increased by 30%, of which the fastest growth of exports of industrial textiles and textiles was 52.8% and 40% respectively.

In clothing, relatively inexpensive knitted apparel grew faster, increased by 22.9%, and woven garments increased by 7.9%.

In the month of June, textile exports increased to 44%, of which yarn, fabrics and finished goods increased by 51%, 44% and 42% respectively.

The growth of fabrics and manufactured goods has increased by 4 percentage points and 3 percentage points again compared with that in May.

Clothing exports grew by 27.7% in the month, unchanged from the May growth rate.

In the first half of the year, the main products increased the average price of global exports, the yarn increased by 7.6%, the fabric increased by 6.2%, and the garments (including knitted and woven garments) increased by 1.1%.

The average unit price of clothing exports dropped in May, and it continued to rise in June, raising 4% in the month.

Price increase to boost import growth

In the first half of the year, textile imports increased by 18.6%, of which yarn, fabric and finished goods increased by 33.3%, 7.5% and 25.4% respectively.

Clothing imports increased by 19.7%, of which knitted apparel increased by 20.7%, woven garments increased by 16.5%, fur leather clothing increased by 54.8%, and accessories increased by 19%.

The growth of imports is mainly driven by the increase in import prices.

In June, the import of textiles and clothing decreased. The growth of textiles and clothing increased by 12.4% and 17.5%, respectively, representing an increase of 11 percentage points and 29.5 percentage points respectively compared with May.

In the first half of the year, the average price of imports of textiles and clothing was upgraded, of which 12.8% of yarn was raised, 28.2% of knitted and woven garments were raised, and fur leather clothing increased by 12.3%.

Unit price of textile raw materials goes up all the way.

In the first half of the year, imports of textile raw materials kept growing, especially in the first 4 months. The monthly import volume increased by more than 60%, and began to drop in May, and increased by only 3.8% in June.

The total import volume and value of 1~6 increased by 61.1% and 98.1% respectively.

In the first half of the year, imports increased most by silk and cotton. Import volume increased by 11.4 times and 1.1 times respectively, and chemical fiber increased by 9.7%.

In the month of June, cotton and chemical fiber imports increased rapidly. Cotton grew by only 5.1%, while chemical fiber decreased by 10.7%.

Since the beginning of the year, the prices of imported raw materials have maintained a rapid upward trend.

In the first half of this year, the total import price of raw materials increased by 23%, of which cotton increased by 38%, chemical fiber increased by 14%, and wool tops increased by 44%.

In June, the import price of raw materials was still high, and the unit price of cotton, chemical fiber and wool tops increased by 47%, 27% and 39% respectively.

In 1~5 months, imports of textile machinery maintained rapid growth, with an average monthly growth rate of 73%.

In June, the import growth of textile machinery dropped rapidly, and increased by only 8.3% in that month.

In the first half of this year, total imports increased by 54%.

Imports from the main markets in the first half of the European Union and Japan increased by 50.2% and 70.5% respectively, compared with 2.2% in June, and 47.9% from Japan.