China's Textile And Clothing Trade Volume Has Reached A High Level In The First Quarter.

According to customs statistics, in the first quarter of this year, China textile The growth of garment trade continued in 2010 and accumulated. Volume of trade 53 billion 780 million US dollars, a record high, an increase of 24.2% over the same period. among Exit 48 billion 630 million US dollars, an increase of 24%; imports of US $5 billion 150 million, an increase of 25.8%, and the growth rate of imports exceeds that of exports. The trade surplus was 43 billion 480 million US dollars, an increase of 23.8%. Textile and clothing trade fluctuated sharply in the first quarter, with the difference between January and February reaching US $11 billion 800 million, of which exports wave More clearly, exports between January and February were more than doubled.

In March, the volume of China's textile and clothing trade rebounded rapidly. Imports and exports in the month amounted to US $18 billion 670 million, an increase of 46.9% over the same period last year, an increase of 59.8% over the same period, of which 16 billion 570 million US dollars in exports, an increase of 50.6% over the previous year, a 58.7% increase over the previous month, and an import 2 billion 100 million US dollars, an increase of 23% over the previous year, a 69.4% increase over the previous year.

　　 Total market growth in major markets

EU market: in the first quarter, China's textile and apparel exports to the EU amounted to US $10 billion 290 million, an increase of 21.2%, of which 2 billion 720 million US dollars in textile exports, an increase of 23.5%, and clothing exports 7 billion 570 million US dollars, an increase of 20.4%. Exports to various categories of commodities in the EU have increased rapidly, with the yarn growth rate of 48%, the export unit price increased by 44.6%, the export of knitted and woven garments increased by 20.2%, and the export unit price increased by 20.6%. In March, China exported $2 billion 840 million to the EU, an increase of 54.6%, of which the increase in exports of textiles and clothing exceeded 50%, 56.4% and 53.6% respectively.

The US market: in the first quarter, China exported $6 billion 750 million to us textiles and clothing, an increase of 12.6%, the smallest increase in major markets. Textile exports amounted to $1 billion 920 million and clothing exports amounted to $4 billion 830 million, with an increase of 12.6%. The export price of the main commodities of the United States kept rising, the yarn increased by 12.3%, the exports of knitted and woven garments decreased by 4.5%, and the export unit price increased by 17.7%. In March, China exported $2 billion 180 million to us textiles and clothing, an increase of 32.6%. Textiles and clothing grew by 28.4% and 34.7% respectively.

Japanese market: in the first quarter, China exported 5 billion 840 million US dollars to Japan, an increase of 25.1%, and its growth in the main market was relatively fast. Among them, textile exports amounted to 1 billion 70 million US dollars, an increase of 28.5%, and clothing exports of US $4 billion 770 million, an increase of 24.3%. The export price of the main commodities increased rapidly, of which the yarn increased by 45.7%, and the knitted and woven garments increased by 17.4%. In March, China's exports to Japan have not yet been affected by the earthquake. Exports of US $2 billion 310 million, an increase of 39.5%, outpaced exports to the EU and the US. In that month, Japan overtook the United States and jumped to the second largest export market in China. Textile exports increased by 46.3% and clothing increased by 38%.

ASEAN market: in the first quarter, China's exports to ASEAN grew fastest in the top four export markets. The export volume reached 3 billion 830 million US dollars, accounting for 7.9% of the export market share, an increase of 38.7% over the same period last year. Among them, the main commodity yarn and fabric exports totaled 2 billion 300 million US dollars, an increase of 65.7%, the yarn export unit price increased by 33.7%, and the fabric increased by 32%.

　　 General trade drives imports up sharply

In the first quarter, general trade imports and exports increased significantly, and the growth rate exceeded the average. Among them, exports increased by 26.2%, exceeding the average 2 percentage points, and imports grew by 46.7%, exceeding the average 21 percentage points, pulling the overall import growth by 14 percentage points, which was the main source of rapid import growth in the first quarter. The import of processing trade increased by 12.8%, pushing the total import growth by 8.4 percentage points. The trade in bonded areas has been very active since the beginning of the year, and the total amount of 1 billion 370 million yuan in the 3 months before and after the import and export goods trade between the bonded area and the bonded warehouse has increased by 54.3%, including an increase of 44.8% in exports and an increase of 94.4% in imports.

In March, general trade exports rebounded rapidly, achieving 58.7% growth in the month and an increase of 43% in imports. The export and import of processing trade increased by 26% and 9.8% respectively. The export trade of warehousing and re export goods and bonded warehouses in the bonded area increased by 52.1% and imports increased by 94%. {page_break}

　　 Textile exports increase faster than clothing

In the first quarter, China's textile exports grew rapidly, increasing more than clothing. Textile exports amounted to 20 billion 170 million US dollars, an increase of 32.7%, and clothing exports of US $28 billion 460 million, an increase of 18.5%. The export of products in the upstream of the industrial chain is more prominent. In textiles, yarn, fabric and finished goods increased by 59.3%, 38.9% and 18.2% respectively. In garments, the total export of knitted and woven garments increased by 18.7%.

The average unit price of all kinds of commodity exports has been raised. The average unit price of yarn exports increased by 27.7%, of which the cotton yarn and chemical fiber yarn increased by 57.4% and 23.8% respectively, and the fabric increased by 28.7%, and knitted and woven garments increased by 16.2%.

In March, textile exports amounted to 7 billion 900 million US dollars, an increase of 56.4%, and clothing exports of US $8 billion 670 million, an increase of 45.6%. Yarn fabric continued to maintain rapid growth momentum, the total export growth of 68.2% in that month. Knitted and woven garments increased by 45.9%.

　 Clothing imports increase and price drop

In the first quarter, China's textile imports amounted to 4 billion 340 million US dollars, an increase of 21.4%, clothing imports of US $810 million, an increase of 56.3%, and the import of garments increased faster than that of textiles. In textiles, imports of yarn, fabrics and finished goods increased by 31.5%, 14.6% and 18.9% respectively. The increase in yarn and fabric imports was mainly driven by price increases, and yarn import prices rose by 39.5% overall. Among them, the imports of cotton yarn yarn decreased by 5.7%, the unit price increased by 56.8%, the import of chemical fiber yarns was basically flat, the import unit price increased by 22.6%, the number of cotton fabric imports increased by 1%, the import unit price increased by 13.2%, the number of imported fabrics increased by 2%, and the import unit price increased by 16.7%. Clothing imports are different from textiles, and imports are characterized by increasing volume and falling prices. The total import volume of knitted and woven garments increased by 67.6%, while the unit price of imports dropped by 5.8% overall.

In March, textile imports amounted to 1 billion 770 million US dollars, an increase of 17.4%, and clothing imports of US $330 million, an increase of 65.1%. In textile, yarn import volume and value growth rate gradually dropped, import volume decreased by 13.9%, import volume increased by 22.4%, and import unit price increased by 42.2%. The import volume of knitted and woven garments increased by 71.4%, and the unit price of imports dropped by 1%.

　　 Cotton and chemical fiber import price rises faster

In the first quarter, the import volume of textile raw materials decreased by 1.6% overall, but the unit price of imports increased and increased rapidly. The average unit price of raw materials imports increased by 52.7%, of which cotton increased by 72%. With the high price of cotton and the rising international oil prices, the import price of chemical fiber has entered an ascending channel since the beginning of the year. In the first quarter, the total import volume of chemical fiber increased by 6.3% and the import unit price increased by 22.1%. By March, the unit price of imports had reached 3330 US dollars / ton, an increase of 21.5% over last year's average level.

In March, the import volume of raw materials increased further, and the unit price of imports continued to rise. Imports of 44.1 billion tons, down 15.4%, dropped 2.2 percentage points from February. The import value increased by 30.3% and the import unit price increased by 54%. Cotton imports fell by 14.6% in the same month, and the rate of increase in import prices rose to 3100 US dollars / ton, up 77.9% from the same period last year, rising by 3% over the same period. The import of chemical fiber decreased by 10.4%, and the unit price of imports increased by 25% over the same period last year.