-A brief overview of China’s textile and apparel exports to the United States

According to China Customs statistics, from January to August, China’s textile and apparel exports to the United States totaled US$29.858 billion, a decrease of 5.91%, the largest decline among key markets, surpassing the European Union and Japan. Among them, textile exports were US$7.705 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 5.14%, and clothing exports were US$22.153 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 6.17%. The main features of exports are as follows:

1. Rapid growth in cotton yarn exports

From January to August, China exported 212 million kilograms of yarn to the United States, a year-on-year increase of 2.29%. The export value was US$345 million, a year-on-year decrease of 3.90%, and the export unit price decreased by 6.05% year-on-year. Among them, the export volume of cotton yarn was 1.336 million kilograms, a year-on-year increase of 20.95%, and the export value was US$6.874 million, a year-on-year increase of 20.05%; the export volume of chemical fiber yarn was 103 million kilograms, an increase of 9.12%, and the export value was US$211 million, a decrease of 4.88%. The average The unit price fell by 12.83%; the export volume of other yarns was 107 million kilograms, a decrease of 3.39%, the export value was US$112 million, a decrease of 3.80%, and the average unit price fell by 0.42%; the export volume of silk yarn decreased by 13.59%, the average unit price increased by 64.26%, and the export value increased 41.93%; wool yarn export volume dropped sharply by 45.12%.

2. Cotton cloth exports dropped significantly

From January to August, China exported 936 million meters of fabrics to the United States, a year-on-year decrease of 7%, and the export value was US$1.213 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 11.84%. Among them, the export volume of cotton cloth was 131 million meters, a year-on-year decrease of 25.79%, and the export value was US$159 million, a year-on-year decrease of 32.92%; the export of chemical fiber cloth was 281 million meters, a year-on-year increase of 1.99%, and the export value was US$307 million, a year-on-year decrease of 10.17%; other fabrics Exports were 521 million meters, a year-on-year decrease of 5.46%, and export value was US$725 million, a year-on-year decrease of 5.94%.

3. Export volume of manufactured goods increased and prices fell

From January to August, China exported US$6.147 billion of manufactured products to the United States, a year-on-year decrease of 3.77%. The export volume increased by 9.88%, and the export unit price decreased by 12.42%. Among them, the export of home textiles was US$2.956 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 5.57%, the average export price decreased by 11.53% year-on-year, and the export volume increased by 6.74% year-on-year; the export of non-woven fabrics was 13,412 tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.30%, the export unit price decreased by 9.39%, and the export volume was 4.20 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 8.22%; exports of other manufactured products were US$2.053 billion, a decrease of 2.73%, the average unit price decreased by 18.25%, and the export volume increased by 18.99%.

4. The export volume of woven garments declined less than that of knitted garments

From January to August, China’s apparel exports to the United States were US$22.153 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 6.17%. Among them, the export of knitted garments was 2.448 billion pieces (sets), down 2.82% year-on-year, and the export volume was US$9.259 billion, down 6.99% year-on-year. The average price was US$3.79/piece (set), down 4.29%. The export of woven garments was 1.918 billion pieces (sets), a year-on-year decrease of 3.35%. The export value was US$9.450 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 3.01%. The average price was US$4.93/piece (set), a slight increase of 0.35%. Among them, cotton woven garments were exported The only commodity in China that maintained growth, export volume increased by 6.38%, and export value increased by 0.72%; fur leather clothing experienced the largest decline, with export value of US$79.3338 million, a year-on-year decrease of 24.02%.

5. Fujian’s exports to the United States fell sharply

From the perspective of exporting provinces and cities, the top ten exporting provinces and cities to the United States, except Jiangxi, all experienced year-on-year declines. Among them, Jiangxi’s exports to the United States increased by 16.20% year-on-year, a relatively high increase, and its ranking rose to seventh place from ninth place last year. The decline in Shandong was relatively low, down 3.99% year-on-year; in Fujian, the decline was larger, down 17.89% year-on-year. Brief overview of China’s textile and apparel exports to the United States from January to August 2016

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