EU Imports And Exports Of Silk Commodities In 1-5

1. The situation of silk commodity trade in May

According to the statistics of the European Union statistics bureau, the volume of silk merchandise trade in May was 1 billion 23 million US dollars, an increase of 2.91%, an increase of 5.12% over the same period last year. Among them, imports amounted to US $617 million, a decrease of 0.23%, an increase of 4.34% over the same period last year, and export volume of US $405 million, an increase of 8.1%, an increase of 6.33% over the same period last year. The composition of specific commodities is as follows:

Imports: the amount of silk is 17 million 101 thousand US dollars, a 59.62% increase over the same period, an increase of 33.79% over the previous year, with a volume of 337 tons, an increase of 52.49%, an increase of 30.12% over the same period last year. The amount of satin is 72 million 662 thousand and 500 US dollars, a quarter increase of 8.04%, a decrease of 6.84% compared with the same period last year.

Exports: the sum of silk is 836 thousand and 700 US dollars, a 7.72% increase over the same period, a decrease of 25.24% over the same period last year, the amount of 52 tons, a decrease of 62.86%, an increase of 173.68% over the same period last year, and the sum of silk and silk fabrics was 73 million 116 thousand US dollars, an increase of 11.19%, an increase of 1.46% over the previous year.

Two, 1-5 month silk commodity trade situation

In 1-5 months, the volume of silk trade between the 28 countries of the European Union was $5 billion 196 million, down 2.55% from the same period last year. Among them, imports amounted to US $3 billion 123 million, down 1.45% compared to the same period last year, and exports amounted to US $2 billion 73 million, down 4.17% from the same period last year. The specific circumstances are as follows:

Imports of goods constituted 76 million 327 thousand and 500 US dollars of silk, down 19.85% from the same period last year, the number of 1471 tons, down 15.22% compared with the same period last year, 346 million of silks and satin, 6.91% lower than the same period last year, and 2 billion 700 million US dollars in manufactured goods, a decrease of 0.05% over the same period last year.

The main source of imports was China ($1 billion 15 million, down 1.3%, or 32.5%), Turkey ($577 million, down 11%, 18.48%), Bangladesh ($371 million, an increase of 11.32%, accounting for 11.9%), India (160 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 11.12%, or more), and Kampuchea (the amount of US dollars, down from the same period). 3%. The total proportion of the above 5 sources is 72.84%.

Export commodities constituted 4 million 297 thousand and 200 US dollars of silk, down 12.46% from the same period last year, the number of 351 tons, an increase of 174.22% over the same period last year, and 336 million of silks and satin, 6.04% lower than the same period last year.

The main export market for the United States ($300 million, down 2.26%, accounting for 14.46%), Switzerland ($259 million, down 0.39%, accounting for 12.48%), Hongkong ($217 million, down 7.15%, accounting for 10.45%), Japan (US $147 million, an increase of 0.31% over the same period, accounting for 0.31%), and Russia (the amount of US dollars, down from the same year, accounting for). The total proportion of the above 5 markets is 51.14%.