In April, Textile Exports Were Positive, And Sales Of "May 1" Clothing Were Warmer.

The General Administration of Customs announced on May 7th. Import and export data for April 2020 。 In the first 4 months, the total value of China's imports and exports was US $1 trillion and 300 billion, a decrease of 7.5%. Among them, exports amounted to 678 billion 280 million US dollars, down 9%, and imports of US $620 billion 50 million decreased by 5.9%.

In the 1-4 months of 2020, textile and apparel exports totaled 66 billion 620 million US dollars, down 10%, of which 37 billion 310 million US dollars in textile exports, an increase of 2.9%, and clothing exports 29 billion 310 million US dollars, down 22.3%.

In April, the export of respirators and other anti epidemic products, China's textile exports 14 billion 620 million U.S. dollars, a significant increase of 51.06% over the same period last year, clothing exports 6 billion 740 million US dollars, down 27.7%.

At the news conference of Commerce Ministry held in May 7th, the spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce pointed out that although the decline in foreign trade data in April narrowed, the development of foreign trade still faces greater downward pressure. "From the recent Ministry of Commerce's survey of key provinces and cities, import and export chambers of Commerce and key enterprises, foreign trade enterprises are still faced with many difficulties, such as cancellation or extension of orders, difficulties in signing new orders, and poor logistics."

Next, the Ministry of Commerce will study and promote more precise measures to help foreign trade enterprises; play the role of online promotion of online and offline development and integration; help foreign trade enterprises crack domestic sales problems and expand domestic sales channels.

According to the Ministry of Commerce, during the May 1 period, the popularity of the market in the whole country rose significantly, and consumption showed a positive rebound. On -5 May 1st, the Ministry of Commerce focused on monitoring retail businesses' daily average sales, up 32.1% over the Ching Ming holidays. Among them, the average daily sales of clothing increased by 31.2% over the Ching Ming holidays. Organizing shopping festivals, issuing coupons, launching sales promotion, and webcasting with goods are the main means of gathering market popularity.