China'S Clothing Exports Increased Slightly In September

Customs General Administration released data in September of this year.

US $186 billion 350 million, an increase of 9.9% over the same period last year, a record high in exports in the single month, an increase of US $158 billion 680 million in the same month, an increase of 2.4% over the previous month, and a monthly trade surplus of US $27 billion 670 million.

According to customs statistics, the total value of China's imports and exports in September was 345 billion 30 million US dollars, up by 6.3% over the same period last year.

In the first three quarters of this year, the total value of China's imports and exports reached US $2 trillion and 842 billion 470 million, an increase of 6.2% over the same period last year.

Among them, exports amounted to $1 trillion and 495 billion 390 million and imports of US $1 trillion and 347 billion 80 million, up 7.4% and 4.8% respectively over the same period last year.

In the first 9 months, China's trade surplus totaled US $148 billion 310 million.

In bilateral trade with major trading partners, bilateral trade totaled US $410 billion 990 million in the first three quarters, down 2.7% from the same period last year; the total trade between China and the United States was 355 billion 420 million US dollars, up 9.1% over the same period last year; the total trade volume between China and ASEAN was US $288 billion 870 million, up 8.1% over the same period last year.

Over the same period, Sino Japanese bilateral trade totaled 248 billion 760 million US dollars, down 1.8% compared with the same period last year. The total trade between China and Russia and Brazil was 66 billion 170 million and 65 billion 420 million US dollars respectively, up 14.2% and 5% respectively over the same period last year.

From the point of view of export commodities, the export of mechanical and electrical products is growing steadily, and the textile industry is growing steadily.

Exports grew by a small margin.

In September, China's apparel industry purchasing managers index was 49.8%, up 0.6 percentage points from last month, approaching the critical point, the first time since May this year.

In the first three quarters, China's mechanical and electrical products exported 854 billion 830 million US dollars, up 8.3% from the same period last year, accounting for 57.2% of the total export value.

Over the same period, exports of clothing, textiles, footwear, furniture, plastic products, bags and toys and other seven types of labor-intensive products accounted for 20.5% of the total value of China's exports.

From the point of view of imported commodities, the import of energy and resource products increased steadily, and the import prices of iron ore, copper and aluminum decreased significantly.

The production index is 51.3%, a rise of 0.4 percentage points above the critical point; the new order index is 49.8%, the annulus ratio is 1.1 percentage points, close to the critical point; the raw material inventory index is 47%, the annulus ratio is 1.9 percentage points below the critical point; the employment index is 48.9%, and the annulus ratio is 0.2 percentage points. In the first three quarters of this year, China's iron ore imports were 5.5 million tons, an increase of 8.4% last year, and the import average price was $1 per ton.

In addition, the first 9 months, China's mechanical and electrical products imports $575 billion 270 million, an increase of 2.7%, of which the automobile

899 thousand vehicles, an increase of 23.7%.