Textile And Clothing Exports Declined In 2018 In Xinjiang

Recently, the the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region development and Reform Commission was informed that in 2018, the region's imports achieved rapid growth, and exports declined slightly.

The total import and export volume was 132 billion 617 million yuan, down 4.7% from the same period last year.

Among them, imports of 23 billion 685 million yuan, an increase of 19.5%, exports 108 billion 932 million yuan, down 8.8%.

The main export products such as clothing and textiles have declined significantly.

Among them, clothing exports 27 billion 304 million yuan, accounting for 25.06% of total exports, down 17.8%; textile yarn exports 6 billion 884 million yuan, down 30.2%.

Imports of cotton and other products increased rapidly, and cotton imports reached 1 billion 245 million yuan, an increase of 67.7%.

Border trade and processing trade declined significantly, while general trade and bonded trade maintained rapid growth.

The import and export volume of border trade in the autonomous region was 79 billion 886 million yuan, down 14%, accounting for 60.2% of the total import and export trade in the region, of which: exports were 77 billion 360 million yuan, down 15%; imports 2 billion 526 million yuan, an increase of 29.5%.

Processing trade was 802 million yuan, down 11.1%.

General trade imports and exports 47 billion 235 million yuan, an increase of 23.3%, accounting for 35.61% of the total import and export trade in the region, of which: exports 29 billion 203 million yuan, an increase of 26.3%; imports 18 billion 32 million yuan, an increase of 18.7%.

Bonded logistics import and export 2 billion 557 million yuan, an increase of 15.5%.