Import And Export Of Silk Goods In The United States From January To May 2021

(source: China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce)

? ? ? ? 1、 Silk trade in May

According to the statistics of the US Department of Commerce, the trade volume of silk goods in May was 409 million US dollars, down 6.77% month on month and increased by 113.48% year on year. Among them, the import volume was 357 million US dollars, a decrease of 7.01% on a month on month basis, and a year-on-year increase of 106.12%; The export volume was US $52.283 million, down 5.11% month on month and up 182.2% year on year. The specific commodity composition is as follows:

Import: the amount of silk was 867100 US dollars, a month on month decrease of 18.16%, a year-on-year increase of 86.27%, the quantity of silk was 16.41 tons, a month on month decrease of 31.29%, and a year-on-year increase of 64.08%; The amount of silk and satin was 18.6556 million US dollars, with a month on month increase of 20.62% and a year-on-year increase of 66.67%; The amount of manufactured goods was $337 million, down 8.14% month on month and up 108.91% year on year.

Export: the amount of silk was 102600 US dollars, up 175.72% month on month, down 50.93% year-on-year, and the quantity was 3.34 tons, with a month on month increase of 94.58% and a year-on-year decrease of 24.59%; The amount of silk and satin was US $17136800, with a month on month increase of 3.87% and a year-on-year increase of 195.8%; The amount of manufactured goods was US $35.0436 million, down 9.13% month on month and increased by 179.79% year on year.

2. Silk commodity trade from January to May

From January to may, the silk trade volume of the United States was 2.035 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 20.89%. Among them, the import volume was 1.786 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 17.82%; The export volume was 248 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 48.76%. The details are as follows:

The composition of imported goods was 4.4161 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 54.44%, and the quantity was 92.44 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 87.77%; Silk 80.3472 million, a year-on-year increase of 13.41%; The finished products reached 1.701 billion US dollars, up 17.96% year on year.

The main sources of imports were China (US $542 million, up 13.4% year-on-year, accounting for 30.35%), Vietnam (US $131 million, a year-on-year decrease of 4.31%, accounting for 7.32%), India (US $117 million, with a year-on-year increase of 19.64%, accounting for 6.54%), Italy (US $96.2978 million, a year-on-year increase of 21.42%, accounting for 5.39%), Honduras (an amount of US $84.4641 million, The year-on-year increase was 88.95%, accounting for 4.73%. The total proportion of the above five sources was 54.33%.

The composition of export commodities was 378900 US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 44.09%, and the quantity was 49.17 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 140.93%; Silk and satin were 77.8036 million, with a year-on-year increase of 16.83%; Manufactured goods reached 170 million US dollars, up 70.71% year on year.

The main export markets were Mexico (US $85.1871 million, up 132.51% year-on-year, accounting for 34.29%), Canada (US $45.3202 million, up 37.96%, accounting for 18.24%), Honduras (US $24.1574 million, up 66.9% year-on-year, accounting for 9.72%), El Salvador (US $10.761 million, up 120.48% year-on-year, accounting for 4.33%) The Dominican Republic (US $7.9451 million, a year-on-year increase of 49.61%, accounting for 3.2%). The above five markets together accounted for 69.78%.