-Overview of national fabric exports

According to China Customs statistics, the national fabric import and export volume from January to February 2015 was 6.7 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 27.2%, and the import and export volume was US$9.45 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20.3%. Among them, the export quantity was 6.32 billion meters, an increase of 32%; the export value was US$8.64 billion, an increase of 25.4%; the average export unit price was US$1.37/meter, a year-on-year decrease of 5%. The import quantity was 370 million meters, a decrease of 21.2%; the import value was US$810 million, a decrease of 16.5%. The average unit price of imports was US$2.17/meter, a year-on-year increase of 6%.
1. Fabric exports increased in February
In February, the national fabric export volume was 2.97 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 159.1%; the export value was US$3.99 billion, a year-on-year increase of 136.3%. Among them, the export value of cotton cloth, silk woven fabrics, wool animal hair woven fabrics and chemical fiber woven fabrics all increased, with export values ​​of 940 million, 60 million, 30 million and 1.6 billion US dollars respectively, up 92.6%, 99.2% and 79.6% year-on-year respectively. % and 179.5%.
2. Exports to ASEAN increased significantly from January to February 2015, exports to the EU, North America and Latin America all increased, while exports to Hong Kong, Japan and Russia declined.
From January to February, Asia was the main market for China’s fabric exports, accounting for 61.1% of China’s fabric exports. The export value was US$5.28 billion, a year-on-year increase of 27.1%. In the first two months of this year, the export volume to ASEAN maintained overall growth. The export volume was 1.36 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 32.7%; the export value was US$2.19 billion, an increase of 28.8%. Among them, exports to Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia and Myanmar all increased, with export values ​​of 880 million, 390 million, 250 million, 170 million and 120 million US dollars respectively, with increases of 34%, 22.7%, 33.4% and 44.7 respectively. % and 44.4%.
From January to February, my fabric exports to Russia were US$130 million, down 15.8% year-on-year, accounting for 1.5% of China’s total fabric exports to the world, ranking 20th in China’s yarn export market; my fabric exports to Japan were US$80 million, down 2.9%; exports to North America, the European Union and Latin America increased, with export amounts of US$390 million, US$730 million and US$870 million respectively, increases of 37.1%, 13% and 27.2% respectively.
From January to February, China’s fabric exports to Hong Kong were US$540 million, a decrease of 1%. Exports to Bangladesh, India and Pakistan all increased to varying degrees, with export values ​​reaching US$580 million, US$210 million and US$360 million respectively, with increases of 37.9%, 4.6% and 99.5%.
3. Fabric export prices have declined
From January to February 2014, the export price of fabrics was US$1.37/meter, a year-on-year decrease of 5%. The export price of fabrics to Asia was US$1.53/meter, down 4% year-on-year; the export prices of fabrics to the EU and Latin American markets were US$1.45/meter and 1.09 yuan/meter respectively, down 3.6% and 5.3% respectively. The export unit prices of cotton cloth, silk woven fabrics, wool animal hair woven fabrics and chemical fiber woven fabrics all decreased, reaching US$1.67/meter, US$5.52/meter, US$7.19/meter and US$1.11/meter respectively; down by 1.5% and 1.11% respectively. 2.5%, 14.3% and 2.7%.
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