India'S Import And Export Of Silk Commodities From January To April 2021

1. Silk trade in April

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Commerce and industry of India, the trade volume of silk goods in April was 277 million US dollars, down 13.65% month on month and increased by 664.14% year on year. Among them, the import volume was US $21.05 million, a month on month decrease of 17.13% and a year-on-year increase of 159.56%; The export volume was 256 million US dollars, down 13.35% month on month, with a year-on-year increase of 809.26%. The specific commodity composition is as follows:

Import: the amount of silk was 5.57 million US dollars, a decrease of 19.39% on a month on month basis, and a year-on-year increase of 66.77%. The quantity of silk was 125.76 tons, with a month on month decrease of 15.59% and a year-on-year increase of 56.38%; The amount of silk was 7.98 million US dollars, down 3.04% month on month, up 203.42% year on year; The amount of manufactured goods was 7.5 million US dollars, down 26.9% month on month and increased by 250.47% year on year.

Export: the amount of silk was 2.14 million US dollars, a decrease of 5.31% on a month on month basis, an increase of 275.44% on a year-on-year basis, and a volume of 267.29 tons, with a month on month increase of 2.9% and a year-on-year increase of 133.24%; The amount of silk and satin was US $18.12 million, up 3.6% month on month and 2109.76% year on year; The amount of manufactured goods was 236 million US dollars, down 14.49% month on month and 780.83% year-on-year.

2. Silk commodity trade from January to April

From January to April, India's silk trade volume was 1.243 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 33.63%. Among them, the import volume was 112 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 1.85%; The export volume was 1.131 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 37.91%. The details are as follows:

The composition of imported goods was 38.57 million US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 14.48%, and the quantity was 846.96 tons, with a year-on-year decrease of 10.39%; Silk 37.56 million, a year-on-year increase of 12.46%; Manufactured goods were 36.21 million US dollars, up 13.87% year on year.

The main sources of imports were China (US $52.06 million, a year-on-year decrease of 6.79%, accounting for 46.34%), Vietnam (US $24.56 million, with a year-on-year increase of 17.23%, accounting for 21.86%), Bangladesh (with an amount of US $7.94 million, a year-on-year increase of 12.31%, accounting for 7.07%), Sri Lanka (6.29 million US dollars, up 59.64% year-on-year, accounting for 5.6%), Hong Kong (4.87 million US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 47.24%), 34%. The total proportion of the above five sources was 85.21%.

The composition of export commodities was 8.5 million US dollars, up 94.06% year-on-year, and the quantity was 963.46 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 61.16%; 65.03 million silk and satin, with a year-on-year increase of 33.26%; The finished products reached 1.057 billion US dollars, up 37.88% year on year.

The main export markets were the United States (US $469 million, up 41.96%, accounting for 41.51%), the United Arab Emirates (US $116 million, up 64.4%, accounting for 10.29%), the United Kingdom (58.32 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 12.65%, accounting for 5.16%), Germany (48.2 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 25.36%, accounting for 4.26%), Spain (with an amount of US $32.5 million), 7%, accounting for 2.87%). The above five markets together accounted for 64.09%.