Silk Goods Import And Export Of 27 EU Countries From January To May 2021

I. silk trade in May

According to the statistics of Eurostat, the trade volume of silk goods in May was 831 million US dollars, a month on month decrease of 12.47% and a year-on-year increase of 60.83%. Among them, the import volume was 410 million US dollars, a decrease of 15.66% on a month on month basis, and a year-on-year increase of 44.19%; The export volume was 421 million US dollars, down 9.13% month on month and up 81.2% year on year. The specific commodity composition is as follows:

Import: the amount of silk was US $9.7851 million, down 1.55% month on month and 4.54% year on year. The quantity of silk was 203.575 tons, down 8.42% month on month and 1% year on year; The amount of silk and satin was 49.6325 million US dollars, down 10.35% month on month, and increased by 31.89% year on year; The amount of manufactured goods was US $351 million, a decrease of 16.69% on a month on month basis and a year-on-year increase of 48.26%.

Export: the amount of silk was US $1255300, down 2.71% on a month on month basis, with a year-on-year increase of 17.5%. The quantity of silk was 17.049 tons, with a month on month decrease of 39.01% and a year-on-year decrease of 6.43%; The amount of silk and satin was US $63.9576 million, up 4.95% month on month and 38.18% year on year; The amount of manufactured goods was $356 million, down 11.29% month on month and up 92.32% year on year. 　　

2. Silk commodity trade from January to May

From January to may, the silk trade volume of 27 EU countries was 4.345 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 17.54%. Among them, the import volume was US $2.213 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 6.1%; The export volume was 2.132 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 32.35%. The details are as follows:

The composition of imported goods was 51.8634 million US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 16.1%, and the quantity was 1120.58 tons, with a year-on-year decrease of 10.89%; Silk and satin were 272 million, up 9.8% year on year; Finished products reached 1.889 billion US dollars, up 6.35% year on year.

The main sources of imports were China (US $669 million, up 4.38% year-on-year, accounting for 30.22%), Turkey (US $430 million, a year-on-year increase of 28.32%, accounting for 19.45%), Bangladesh (US $238 million, with a year-on-year increase of 0.89%, accounting for 10.74%), India (US $110 million, with a year-on-year increase of 17.76%, accounting for 4.99%), Vietnam (with a value of 74.3766 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 13.29%, 36%). The total proportion of the above five sources was 68.76%.

The composition of export commodities was 5.7492 million U.S. dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 10.02%, and the quantity was 124.221 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 23.82%; Silk and satin were 292 million, up 22.32% year on year; Manufactured goods reached 1.835 billion US dollars, up 34.3% year on year.

The main export markets were China (US $287 million, up 262.12% year-on-year, accounting for 13.46%), Switzerland (US $227 million, up 8.2% year-on-year, accounting for 10.66%), the United States (US $223 million, a year-on-year increase of 13.73%, accounting for 10.48%), the United Kingdom (US $198 million, a year-on-year decrease of 15.07%, accounting for 9.28%), Hong Kong (an amount of 145 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 11.79%), 81%). The above five markets together accounted for 50.69%.