US Department Of Agriculture: US Cotton Textile Trade Increased In The First Quarter Of 2013

< p > the US Department of Agriculture announced that in the first quarter of 2013, the US cotton < a target= "_blank" href= "http://www.91se91.com/" > textile < /a > trade increased year by year.

From January 2013 to March, the import of cotton products reached 9 million 70 thousand tons (equivalent to unprocessed fibers), which was 6% higher than that in the same period in 2012.

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"P > 3 months before 2013, American cotton textiles and" a target= "" _blank "" href= "" http://www.91se91.com/ "> clothing < /a > 1 million 900 thousand tons, slightly higher than the previous year.

Therefore, in the first quarter of 2013, the trade deficit of US cotton products reached 7 million 250 thousand tons, higher than the 6 million 350 thousand tons deficit in the same period in 2012, but similar to that in 2011.

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The five largest suppliers in the US market (P, China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Mexico) account for more than 60% of the total US cotton imports.

From January 2013 to March, these countries accounted for nearly 63% of the total imports of the United States, slightly higher than the previous year, but similar to that of 2012.

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< p > although China is still less than the previous two years, China still accounts for the largest proportion (30%).

As China's 2012/13 volume is expected to decrease again, the proportion of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in the US market is expected to increase.

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Compared with imports, the export of American cotton products is still more concentrated than that of P.

In 2013, China replaced Canada and became the fourth largest destination for the export of cotton products in the United States.

From January 2013 to March, the five largest countries accounted for 81% of the total US exports, slightly higher than the same period in 2012 and 2012 for the whole year.

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< p > exports to the four largest countries have been reduced, but exports to China have increased substantially and exports to China have increased by more than three times.

US textile exports to China (mainly cotton yarn) accounted for 10% of the total exports in the first 3 months of 2013, compared to 4% in 2012.

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