Textile And Garment Imports And Exports Declined Slightly In August.

August, China

Trade volume of US $30 billion 110 million decreased by 3.1%, of which exports were US $27 billion 930 million, a decrease of 3.1%, imports of US $2 billion 170 million, a decrease of 3.1%, and a trade surplus of 25 billion 760 million US dollars in the same month, a decrease of 3.1%.

From January to August, the volume of textile and clothing trade decreased by 4.1%, of which 193 billion 390 million US dollars, including exports of US $178 billion 90 million, decreased by 3.5%, and imports of US $15 billion 290 million, down 11.4%. The cumulative trade surplus was 162 billion 800 million US dollars, down by 2.6%.

Survey

Import and export slowdown

In August, textile and garment exports declined slightly compared with the previous months. The decline did not continue to enlarge, and exports were better than expected.

China's customs export index of China's exports in August was 34.7, up 0.9 from the previous month, indicating that export pressure is expected to ease in the four quarter.

In the same month, imports fell by 3.1%, a decrease of 15 percentage points from the previous month.

General trade exports decline

Market purchase, trade mode, proportion increase

In August, exports of general trade and processing trade decreased by 3.6% and 14.8% respectively, with a decline of over average.

Other trade modes dominated by market purchasing increased by 27.1%, accounting for 6.4% of the total export volume.

From January to August, general trade and processing trade decreased by 2.3% and 16.6% respectively, and the market purchasing trade increased by 28.7%, accounting for 4.6% from the beginning of the year to 5.4%.

Exit

Major markets are improving slightly.

The export volume of EU has been enlarged month by month, and the unit price of garment export has dropped rapidly.

Exports to the EU increased month by month, and exported 5 billion 900 million US dollars in August, a monthly export high in the year, an increase of 1.5% over the same period, of which clothing declined by 0.7%, total exports of needles and woven garments increased by 11.4%, and the export average unit price dropped by 11.6%.

From January to August, the total exports to the European Union totaled 34 billion 110 million US dollars, a decrease of 4.5%, of which 4.2% of textile products and 7% of clothing and 1.1% of total exports of needles and woven garments, and 8% of the export unit price.

Exports to the United States continue to climb, clothing decline dragging the whole

Although growth has not yet been restored, exports to the United States have been rising month by month, and exported 4 billion 930 million US dollars in August to a new high in the year, down 6.2% from the same period last year.

The decline was 8.6%, the export of needle woven garments decreased by 4.5%, and the export unit price dropped by 4.6%.

From January to August, exports to the United States totaled 29 billion 860 million US dollars, down 5.9%, the largest decline in key markets, exceeding the European Union and Japan.

Among them, textiles dropped by 5.1% and clothing decreased by 6.2%.

Needle woven garments exports decreased by 3.1%, and export average unit price fell by 2%.

Exports to ASEAN grew slightly, and garment export prices fell by more than 1.

In August, exports to ASEAN increased by 3.5%, but exports still failed to exceed the two quarter of April and May.

Among them, 1/4 accounted for 9.2% of clothing exports and 8.6% of textile products.

Among the large commodities, the average price of the export of needles and woven garments fell by 12.1%, which was the main cause of the decline in exports.

From January to August, China's cumulative export to ASEAN was 22 billion 140 million dollars, down by 0.8%, of which textiles were increased by 6.2% and clothing dropped by 15.5%, of which the export volume of woven garments was 2.6%, and the average export price fell by 14.4%.

Exports to Philippines increased by 58.6%. The fastest growing commodities were fabrics and needle woven garments, with an increase of 94.5% and 41.1% respectively.

A slight improvement in the Japanese market and a slight increase in exports to Japan.

The Japanese market has picked up slightly since May, and the decline in exports to Japan has gradually narrowed. In August, exports to Japan amounted to 2 billion 210 million US dollars in the month, and export volume hit a new high in the year, up 2.4% compared with the same period last year, of which the total export volume of key export goods needles and woven garments increased by 8.6%.

From January to August, exports totaled 13 billion 110 million US dollars, down 3.3%.

Among them, textiles decreased by 0.5%, clothing decreased by 4%, total exports of needles and woven garments increased by 0.9%, and the average unit price of exports decreased by 4.9%.

According to Japanese customs statistics, from January to July, imports from China dropped by 4.4%, exceeding the decline from global imports.

Bangladesh, Kampuchea and Burma have listed fifth, seventh and eighth of their countries of origin. Japan's imports from these three countries have grown most rapidly, with an increase of more than 20%.

Clothing exports have not yet returned to growth

General merchandise export prices generally declined

In August, textile exports increased by 5.2% and clothing decreased by 7.3%.

The yarn, fabric and finished goods in textile industry all increased by 10.7%, 4.8% and 4.4% respectively.

The total export volume of knitted woven garments increased by 3.3%.

General merchandise export unit prices generally declined: yarn, fabric and needle woven garments fell by 10.3%, 10% and 11% respectively.

From January to August, exports of textiles and clothing decreased by 0.6% and 5.3% respectively, of which the export prices of yarn and needle woven garments decreased by 14.2% and 6% respectively.

Industrial type

For the growth of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong

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Enlargement of Guangdong and Fujian

In August, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shandong were the main provinces that led to positive export growth.

The common point of the three provinces is that they are still dominated by industrial enterprises. Most of the top ranked enterprises are large enterprises with comprehensive capabilities in production and foreign trade. These enterprises form strong support for the export of this province, and the export changes are relatively stable.

Guangdong and Fujian had a negative pull on the export of the whole country, and the decline continued to expand to 13.7% and 23.3% last month.

From January to August, only 4% of the top five export provinces and cities remained in Shandong, and the remaining four provinces all declined.

Imported

Garment imports resume growth

Commodity prices are still falling.

In August, textile imports dropped by 8.2%, and clothing resumed 8.5%.

The yarn in textile decreased by 16.7%, and the import and value of cotton yarn decreased by 17.9% and 20.8% respectively.

The total import volume of knitted and woven garments increased by 20.8%.

The import price of commodities fell: yarn decreased by 3.9%, and needle woven garments decreased by 7.7%.

From January to August, the total import of textiles decreased by 15.8%, and clothing increased by 2.1%.

The yarn, fabric and finished products in textiles decreased by 22.7%, 12.1% and 5.1% respectively.

The total import volume of knitted woven garments increased by 7.5%.

Cotton imports again

Cotton prices down inside and outside

In August, the import volume of cotton fell again, and imported 70 thousand tons in that month, down 0.7% compared with the same period last year, down by 26.8%.

The unit price of imports fell sharply, or 9.5%.

From January to August, the total import volume of 596 thousand tons decreased by 46.3%, and the import unit price dropped by 3%.

Under the influence of various factors such as the delayed delivery of cotton reserves, domestic cotton spot prices rose sharply in late July, then fell rapidly in August and fell to the middle of July.

China's cotton price index (CCIndex3128B) was 14226 yuan / tonne at the end of the month, down 1082 yuan / ton from the end of last month, or 7%.

However, the average monthly turnover price was 14674 yuan / ton, which rose by 358 yuan / ton, or 2.5%, up 10.28% from the previous month, up 1557 yuan / ton, or 11.87%.

In August, the trend of cotton prices in the international market was basically the same as that in China, and all of them continued to decline. However, the trend of cotton prices slowed down in China, and the difference between domestic and foreign cotton prices continued to shrink at the end of the month.

China imported cotton price index FCIndexM at the end of August 31st, was 77.32 cents / pound, down 6.05 cents from the end of 7, and the 1% discount tariff was 13224 yuan / ton, lower than the Chinese cotton price index for the same period 1002 yuan / ton, narrowing 261 yuan from the same month last month.

The average monthly price is 81.77 cents / pound, which is still up 1.55 cents, or 1.93%.