Textile Industry Boom In The First Half Of 2019

In 2019, the domestic and foreign macro situation faced by our textile industry is more and more complex and severe. Various unstable and uncertain factors interweave, which brings multiple challenges to the industry's promotion of high quality development.

"In the first half of the year, under the background of increased pressure from inside and outside markets, textile industry has fluctuated in terms of production, marketing, efficiency and investment. The industry has persisted in deepening structural reforms on the supply side, accelerating the transformation and upgrading, and maintaining the boom in the expansion area. The economy is running normally and is basically in line with the macro situation and development expectations." Liu Xin, vice president of China Textile Industry Economic Research Institute, said.

Domestic sales growth slowed, net sales growth is good.

Since 2019, China's textile and apparel products market has been slowing down steadily, but online retail sales are growing well. According to the National Bureau of statistics, in the first half of the year, the retail sales of clothing, shoes and hats and needle textiles were 656 billion yuan, an increase of 3% over the same period last year. The growth rate slowed down by 6.2 and 0.3 percentage points respectively from the same period last year and the first quarter of this year. The retail sales of apparel products nationwide increased by 21.4% over the same period last year, while the growth rate slowed down 2.7 percentage points over the same period last year. However, it accelerated by 2.3 percentage points from the first quarter of this year, and has returned to a higher level of growth since April.

Affected by the weakening of the international economic recovery and the rising risk of trade environment, the export pressure of textile industry increased significantly compared with the same period last year, and the adjustment of product structure and market structure was accelerated. According to China Customs data, in the first half of this year, China's textile and clothing exports amounted to US $128 billion 400 million, down 2% from the same period last year, and the growth rate slowed down 4.8 and 0.4 percentage points respectively from the same period last year and the first quarter of this year. From the perspective of product mix, upstream chemical fiber, yarn, fabric and other products have become the main driving force for export growth. In the first half of this year, China's textile exports grew by 1% over the same period last year, accounting for 48.2% of the total export volume of the industry, up 4.1 percentage points from 2018, while garment exports fell 4.7% over the same period. From the perspective of export market structure, exports to emerging markets are better than traditional markets. In the first half of this year, China's exports of textiles and clothing to the United States, the European Union and Japan decreased by 0.7%, 4.2% and 4.7% respectively, and their exports to ASEAN, Mexico and Africa increased by 0.8%, 3.9% and 5.2%, respectively.

The overall situation is generally stable.

Since 2019, the boom of the textile industry has continued to expand. According to the survey data of the China Textile Industry Federation, the textile industry boom index was 55 and 52 in the first quarter and the first half of the year, respectively, above the 50 ups and downs, indicating that the industry is still in the growth cycle.

Industry production has achieved steady growth overall. In the first half of this year, the industrial added value of textile enterprises above designated size increased by 3.6% compared to the same period last year, the growth rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year, but 1.8 percentage points slower than the first quarter of this year. In the various links of the industrial chain, the industrial added value of the chemical fiber industry maintained a two digit figure of 13%, which was higher than that of the high speed growth rate, 6.4 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year. The industrial added value of the textile industry increased steadily, and the growth rate in the first half year was 7.6%.

Operation quality and efficiency pressure has increased.

Since 2019, under the pressure of the internal and external market, the pressure of textile enterprises has increased, the quality of operation has been increased more difficult, and the operating profit margin is rising month by month. In the first half of the year, 34 thousand Textile Enterprises above Designated Size reached 2 trillion and 471 billion 550 million yuan in business revenue, an increase of 3.2% over the same period last year, a slowdown of 0.9 percentage points over the same period last year, a total profit of 103 billion 160 million yuan, a decrease of 4% over the same period last year, and a slower growth rate of 6.4 percentage points over the same period last year, but still better than the national manufacturing profit growth rate over the same period. In all sub sectors, the growth of filaments and printing and dyeing industry benefits the whole industry. The total profit increased by 12.9% and 9.9% respectively over the same period. The operating profit margin of textile enterprises above designated size was 4.2%, slightly lower than the 0.3 percentage points of the same period last year, but this year it has been increasing month by month. The profit margin in the first half of this year is 0.5 percentage points higher than that in the first quarter. The turnover rate of finished products in textile enterprises above designated size was 15.1 times / year, a year-on-year slowdown of 5.9%, total assets turnover rate was 1.3 times / year, the ratio of three fees was 6.9%, and asset liability ratio was 56.3%, which was roughly the same as that of the same period last year. The change of industry operation quality indicators shows that the pressure of survival and development of textile enterprises has increased. However, enterprises are still actively accelerating transformation and upgrading, and strive to improve their comprehensive management capabilities, trying to resolve external risks and maintain steady development.

Small scale investment in fixed assets reflects a slight lack of investment confidence. In the first half of this year, the fixed assets investment in textile industry decreased by 1.3% compared with the same period last year, and the growth rate slowed down by 2.6 and 7.8 percentage points respectively over the same period last year and the first quarter of this year. In various sub sectors, the investment in clothing industry increased by 0.8% over the same period last year, the growth rate was 6.5 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year, and the scale of investment increased for 5 consecutive months. The investment in textile and chemical fiber industry decreased by 0.3% and 10.6% respectively. According to the regional perspective, the investment in some provinces in the central part of China has been accelerated. The investment volume of textile industry in four provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei and Hunan has increased fairly well, and the growth rate is significantly higher than the national average level.

Zhao Mingxia, vice president of China Textile Industry Economic Research Institute, pointed out that overall, the external environment facing the textile industry is more complex in the second half of 2019, but China's macroeconomic environment and domestic consumption market will still provide the primary development support for the industry.