-Overview of national home textile exports

From January to April 2014, the country’s home textile exports maintained steady growth as a whole, with an export volume of US$7.23 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.97%.
​1. The European Union maintained growth, while the United States and Japan declined slightly
From January to April, home textile exports to the EU maintained steady growth, with an export value of US$1.18 billion, an increase of 10.55%, accounting for 16.28% of total exports. Exports to the United States and Japan were basically the same as the previous year. Exports to the United States were US$1.76 billion, a slight increase of 0.54%, accounting for 24.29% of total exports; exports to Japan were US$840 million, a slight decrease of 0.73%, accounting for 24.29% of total exports. 11.63%.
The export volume of home textiles to other major markets other than Europe, the United States, and Japan has basically maintained growth. Exports to Russia increased slightly, with an increase of 0.67%; exports to Myanmar and Thailand grew rapidly, with increases of 719.38% and 90.19% respectively. In addition, from a regional perspective, home textile exports to ASEAN grew rapidly, with an increase of 48.88%; exports to Africa increased slightly, with an increase of 2.35%.
2. The export volume of the top five provinces and cities all increased
The export volume of the top five provinces and cities in home textiles has increased. Zhejiang and Jiangsu ranked the top two, with Zhejiang growing by 3.1% year-on-year and Jiangsu growing by 8.0% year-on-year; Shandong and Shanghai ranked third and fourth respectively, with Shandong growing by 7.4% year-on-year and Shanghai growing by 1.0% year-on-year; Guangdong ranked fifth with export growth Faster, an increase of 16.5%. In addition, exports from Ningxia, Gansu, Yunnan and other provinces and cities grew rapidly, with increases of 243.9%, 101% and 97.4% respectively. The exports of Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Hainan and other provinces and cities dropped by 69.8%, 59.1% and 58.8% respectively.