Cotton Prices "Flicker" Selling Clothing Panic

"Now cotton is only sold for thirty or forty yuan a kilogram." Yesterday, in the south market commodity area near four Jing Street, Shenyang, I came to pick up a new system for my son. Quilt with cotton wadding Gao Guilan, a citizen, said, "make haste when we are cheap. "

Relevant data show that since February this year, domestic cotton spot prices have dropped sharply, in just 5 months, spot cotton prices fell from 34 thousand yuan / ton to 20 thousand yuan / ton, a drop of over 40% and no sign of bottoming.

Reporters visited the market found that cotton for half a year as "diving" like the market, so Shen city market also felt a chill. "Business is not very good. Recently cotton prices have been falling, and the price of finished quilts has been falling." Wang Xiuying, a shopkeeper who made quilt stalls in the southern market, told reporters: "fortunately, we have recently caught up with the quick start of school, and many parents come to the shops to make bedding for their students.

A large supermarket chain near the Youth Street also saw a big promotion in clothing. Not only is the autumn winter wear discount, some seasonal clothing also joined the "discount promotion" ranks, and participate in the discount. Clothing discount The range is large. "I looked at this dress before and waited for the discount sale to buy it." Zhang Yao, a member of the shop who came to buy clothes, told reporters by pointing out a coat that he had just tried. "Now the autumn dress is on sale. It can save a lot of money at this time." "The discount is mainly due to the recent decline in cotton prices and possible declines. So this autumn and winter clothing prices will definitely come down. The current discount sale is to clear the stock and make way for the new autumn and winter clothes. Supermarket staff said.

The fall in clothing costs caused by the fall in cotton prices has led to some worries about the clothing sales in autumn and winter in Shenyang City. During the visit, reporters also found that the clothing category of Shenyang shopping malls commodity They are all on sale.

"Because of the decline in clothing costs caused by the fall of cotton, the fall of clothing prices this autumn and winter is almost inevitable." Han Xudong, manager of the men's clothing department of a shopping mall in Zhongjie, said: "because of the cost reduction, the competition will become fierce. This year's autumn and winter clothing market in Shenyang is bound to usher in a fierce battle."