The US And European Clothing Export Market Grew By &Nbsp, And The Japanese Market Was Slightly Warmer.

This year 1~4 months, China's textile and clothing exports to the United States and Europe market steady growth, the Japanese market slightly warmer. Although the main export markets for textiles and clothing have grown in full scale, developed economies such as Europe and the United States have grown. Economic recovery The foundation remains unstable, and the outlook for external demand remains to be seen. And it is worth noting that the developing countries of trade protection are spreading from developed countries to developing countries.

According to customs statistics, the total export volume of textiles and clothing reached US $70 billion 255 million in 1~4 months this year, representing an increase of 27.05% over the same period last year, a 11.29 percentage point increase over the same period last year, an increase of 3.37 percentage points over that of 1~3 months. Textile exports amounted to US $30 billion 686 million, representing an increase of 32.80% over the same period last year. Clothing export 39 billion 569 million US dollars, an increase of 22.92% year-on-year. Textiles grew faster than clothing exports by 9.88 percentage points.

Steady growth in US and European markets and a slight rebound in the Japanese market

The US market. In 2011 1~4, China's exports of textiles and clothing to the United States amounted to US $10 billion 17 million, up 16.61% over the same period last year, accounting for 14.26% of the total export volume of the country. Textile exports amounted to US $3 billion 264 million, an increase of 15.66% over the same period last year, and clothing exports amounted to US $6 billion 753 million, an increase of 17.08% over the same period last year.

The US Department of Commerce released data in May 27th. Consumer spending rose by 0.4% in April. After excluding inflation, consumer spending increased by only 0.1% in second months. This is a sign that the rise in gasoline, food and daily necessities has restrained America's economic recovery to a certain extent.

The Japanese market. This year, China's textile and apparel exports to Japan amounted to US $8 billion 525 million, an increase of 24.48% over the same period last year, and the growth rate increased by 28.15 percentage points over the same period last year, accounting for 12.13% of the total export volume of the country. Textile exports amounted to US $1 billion 789 million, an increase of 30.02% over the same period last year, and clothing exports stood at US $6 billion 737 million, up 23.08% over the same period last year. The growth rate was 22.4 and 29.23 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year.

In Japan, the wholesale volume of textile products and the wholesale and retail sales of clothing products picked up better in 1~2 months. In March, the growth rate of these three indicators was significantly reduced by the impact of Japan's earthquake and nuclear leakage. But the statistics released by the General Administration of Japan in April 27th showed that after the removal of fresh foods with larger price changes, the core of Japan in April this year Consumer price The index rose 0.6% over the same period, the first rise in 28 months.

EU market. In the month of 1~4 this year, China's textile and apparel exports to the EU reached US $14 billion 271 million, an increase of 25.76% over the same period last year. The growth rate increased by 9.42 percentage points over the same period last year, accounting for 20.31% of the total export volume of the country. among Textile exports 4 billion 208 million US dollars, an increase of 24.28% compared with the same period last year, and clothing exports amounted to US $10 billion 64 million, an increase of 26.38% over the same period last year, and the growth rates increased by 0.79 and 12.84 percentage points respectively over the same period last year.

In May, the European Commission's Department of economic and financial affairs released data showing that in April 2011, the "confidence index" of the 27 European Union countries and 17 euro zone countries fell both at 105.1 and 106.2 points, respectively, representing a significant decrease of 2.3 points and 1.1 points respectively compared with March 2011. This is the two consecutive month of decline in the index, reflecting consumers' pessimistic expectations of the EU's overall economic situation in the future. In the next 12 months, EU consumers are more willing to save money to cope with financial difficulties that may arise. It is expected that the growth rate of textile and clothing exports to the region will be affected. At the same time, the survey showed that the EU consumer concerns about unemployment have been significantly reduced.

The financial industry confidence index of the 27 EU countries and 16 euro area countries increased by 1 points and 3.3 points respectively. After 6 months of continuous decline in industrial production orders, business managers' expectations of industrial production in the next few months have improved significantly. But business managers are cautious about the expected number of new industrial orders and exports in the next 3 months.

ASEAN market. In 1~4 months this year, China's exports to ASEAN textiles and clothing amounted to US $5 billion 775 million, an increase of 44.17% over the same period last year, accounting for 8.22% of the total exports of the country, and maintained a relatively good growth rate. Textile exports amounted to 4 billion 577 million US dollars, an increase of 62.35% over the same period last year, and clothing exports of US $1 billion 198 million, an increase of 0.98% over the same period last year. Compared with clothing, textile exports increased significantly. 1~4 exports to ASEAN were mostly textiles, accounting for 79.26%.

The above data show that the economic recovery base of developed economies such as Europe and the United States is still unstable, and the outlook for external demand remains to be seen.

Vigilance against tariffs and other forms of trade protection

In recent years, the continuous increase in labor costs and the gradual rise of cotton prices in the industrial chain have had a great impact on the profits of enterprises. The "order has been concentrated on large enterprises", the enterprises have been polarized and the advantageous resources have been accelerating to the large enterprises. In addition, from the news that the Spring Fair has just been concluded, some foreign businessmen began to reduce their purchases in China due to the increase in domestic export prices, and some low-end goods were purchased more from Southeast Asia. However, we believe that under the influence of the domestic textile industry chain advantage and the rigid demand of Europe and the United States, foreign countries still rely heavily on China's textile and garment products. In 2011, China's textile and garment exports will continue to maintain steady growth.

It is worth noting that the current market outlook for textile and garment exports is not clear, and the foundation for sustained growth is not stable. One important reason is that the trade protection sponsors spread from developed countries to developing countries. In March 23rd this year, the Indonesian government announced tariffs on some woven cotton fabrics for a period of 3 years. The case involved my export amount of $55 million 930 thousand, involving 226 companies, and all the products involved were just zero tariff products at the beginning of the 2010 China ASEAN Free Trade Area. A year after that, Indonesia immediately raised tariffs and opened a bad precedent in ASEAN countries, which has cast a shadow over the future development of ASEAN market for Chinese enterprises. In addition, in January 13th of this year, the government of Turkey announced the implementation of safeguards for importing shuttle fabrics and garments from the world to increase import tariffs. The case involved 2258 Chinese enterprises, involving 830 million US dollars. This is the largest case of textile trade protection in China in recent years. Since the beginning of this year, Turkey and Indonesia have implemented general safeguards for textiles on the basis of the damage of domestic industries, declaring tariffs on some textile imports. Unlike the special safeguard measures commonly adopted by developed countries, the implementation period of general safeguard measures is not restricted by the period of validity of special safeguard measures in the 242nd paragraph of the report of China's accession to the WTO and the sixteenth article of China's accession to the WTO protocol.