-Overview of China’s home textile exports

From January to September 2014, the country’s home textile exports maintained steady growth overall, with a cumulative export volume of US$20.75 billion, an increase of 5.9%. Among them, bedding, blankets, towel products, carpets and curtains are the main export products, with export values ​​of 8.73 billion, 2.84 billion, 2.17 billion, 1.95 billion and 1.88 billion respectively. Except for the export of towel products, which fell by 7.3%, the export of other categories of products All maintained steady growth, with increases of 5.5%, 21.9%, 7.1% and 9.7% respectively.
1. The relationship with Europe grew rapidly, the relationship with the United States was basically the same, and the relationship with Japan continued to decline
From January to September, home textile exports to the EU grew rapidly, with an export volume of US$3.48 billion, an increase of 12.1%, accounting for 16.8% of total exports. Exports to the United States were basically the same as the same period last year, with export value of US$5.08 billion, a slight increase of 1.3%, accounting for 24.5% of total exports. Exports to Japan continued to decline, with export value reaching US$2.24 billion, a decrease of 3.2%, accounting for 10.8% of total exports.
Among other major countries and regions, home textile exports to India and Thailand grew rapidly, with export volumes of US$410 million and US$350 million respectively, an increase of 42.2% and 57.5% respectively.
2. Exports from major provinces and cities have maintained growth, with Guangdong growing faster
Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and Shanghai rank among the top four home textile export provinces and cities in the country, with exports all maintaining steady growth, with increases of 5%, 9%, 4.5% and 3.6% respectively; Guangdong ranks fifth, with exports maintaining rapid growth. , an increase of 22.3%. In addition, Xinjiang’s border trade exports dropped significantly, by 13.4%, while exports from provinces and cities such as Tianjin, Jiangxi and Chongqing grew rapidly, with increases of more than 20%.