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Review: Import And Export Of Textiles And Garments From China In 2009

2010/8/23 15:51:00 43

Import Textile And Clothing

In December 2009, the United States imported from China.

Textile and clothing

It did not increase substantially due to the replenishment of Christmas products, but some products only increased slightly.

In 2009, the United States imported textiles and clothing from China for 31 billion 759 million US dollars, down 2.81% compared to the same period last year, with an import volume of 20 billion 719 million square meters, a slight increase of 0.52% over the same period last year, which is 1.9 percentage points higher than that in 2009 (-1.38%).

From the overall situation of imports, the import situation of clothing products is better than that of non clothing products.

In 2009, the United States imported clothing from China for 23 billion 503 million US dollars, an increase of 2.53% over the same period last year, with an import volume of 8 billion 623 million square meters, an increase of 10.71% over the same period last year. The import of non clothing products was 8 billion 257 million US dollars, down 15.37% over the same period last year, and the import volume was 12 billion 96 million square meters, down 5.67% from the same period last year.


Textile and clothing: decrease in amount and increase in quantity


According to the latest US Customs statistics, in 2009, the United States imported from China.

textile

The amount of clothing decreased by 2.81% compared with the same period last year, and the number of imports increased by 0.52%.


Judging from the amount of imports, the four categories of cotton products only showed a weak growth trend, an increase of 6.34% over the same period. The gross products, chemical fiber products, silk and plant fiber products all showed a downward trend, down 24.29%, 3.84% and 40.46% respectively.

Compared with 1-11 months in 2009, the growth rate was 0.71, 0.97 and 0.11 percentage points respectively.

Among them, silk and

Plant fiber

Products declined considerably.


From the quantity of imports, the import and export of textile and clothing increased little, but the trend is good.

Chemical fiber products increased by 4.03% over the same period last year, driving the growth of total textile and clothing.

Cotton products, wool products, silk and plant fiber products still showed a downward trend, down 1.33%, 14.16% and 43% respectively, compared with 1-11 months in 2009, the growth rates were 1.72, 0.99, 0.46 percentage points respectively, and the rate of decline was slowed down.


Two thousand and nine

In, the United States imported textiles and garments from China.




    
        
            
            

type


            
            
            

Amount (millions of US dollars)


            
            
            

Quantity (million square meters)


            
        
        
            
            

Two thousand and eight

year


            
            
            

Two thousand and nine

year


            
            
            

Year-on-year +%


            
            
            

Two thousand and eight

year


            
            
            

Two thousand and nine

year


            
            
            

Year-on-year +%


            
        

        
            
            

Textiles and garments


            
            
            

Thirty-two thousand six hundred and seventy-eight point four six three


            
            
            

Thirty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine point eight zero five


            
            
            

-2.81


            
            
            

Twenty thousand six hundred and twelve point six eight seven


            
            
            

Twenty thousand seven hundred and nineteen point six zero four


            
            
            

Zero point five two


            
        

        
            
            

Cotton products


            
            
            

Fourteen thousand four hundred and eighty point nine seven one


            
            
            

Fifteen thousand three hundred and ninety-nine point six nine two


            
            
            

Six point three four


            
            
            

Six thousand eight hundred and fifty-one point eight two four


            
            
            

Six thousand seven hundred and sixty point six one seven


            
            
            

-1.33


            
        

        
            
            

Wool products


            
            
            

Two thousand one hundred and thirty-nine point six


            
            
            

One thousand six hundred and nineteen point nine six three


            
            
            

-24.29


            
            
            

One hundred and seventy-four point six five three


            
            
            

One hundred and forty-nine point nine two nine


            
            
            

-14.16


            
        

        
            
            

Chemical fiber products


            
            
            

Fourteen thousand one hundred and forty-three point three zero five


            
            
            

Thirteen thousand and six hundred point two three five


            
            
            

-3.84


            
            
            

Twelve thousand eight hundred and ninety-five point four seven two


            
            
            

Thirteen thousand four hundred and fifteen point three six four


            
            
            

Four point zero three


            
        

        
            
            

Silk and plant fiber products


            
            
            

One thousand nine hundred and fourteen point five eight seven


            
            
            

One thousand one hundred and thirty-nine point nine one four


            
            
            

-40.46


            
            
            

Six hundred and ninety point seven three eight


            
            
            

Three hundred and ninety-three point six nine four


            
            
            

-43


            
        

    


Source: US Customs


Clothing: volume growth rate higher than the amount of growth


In 2009, the amount and volume of clothing imported from the United States increased by 2.53% and 10.71% respectively over the same period last year, and the growth rate was 0.67 and 1.19 percentage points higher than that in 2009, 1-11.

The growth rate of imports is faster than that of imports.


From the perspective of import amount, four categories two liters and two drops.

Cotton clothing and chemical fiber clothing showed an increasing trend, up 13.44% and 1.92% respectively, compared with 1-11 months in 2009, the growth rate was 0.58 and 0.41 percentage points respectively.

Garments made of woolen garments, silk and vegetable fiber still showed a downward trend, down 22.44% and 38.27% respectively compared with the same period last year. Compared with 1-11 months in 2009, the gross garment growth rate was 0.89 percentage points higher, and the growth of silk and plant fiber clothing was 0.03 percentage points lower.

The declining trend of clothing made of silk and vegetable fiber is still very obvious.


From the quantity of imports, the four species are also two liters and two drops.

Cotton clothing and chemical fiber clothing increased by 9.27% and 18.74% respectively, compared with 1-11 months in 2009, the growth rate was 1.78 and 0.82 percentage points respectively.

Garments made from wool, silk and plant fiber decreased by 12.61% and 38.02% respectively compared with that of 1-11 months in 2009. Their growth rates were 1.08 and 1 percentage points respectively.

In 2009, the number of garments imported from the United States slowly increased, but the trend of silk and plant fiber clothing did not ease much.


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Two thousand and nine

The United States imported garments from China in




    
        
            
            

type


            
            
            

Amount (millions of US dollars)


            
            
            

Quantity (million square meters)


            
        
        
            
            

2008


            
            
            

2009


            
            
            

Year-on-year +%


            
            
            

2008


            
            
            

2009


            
            
            

Year-on-year +%


            
        

        
            
            

clothing


            
            
            

Twenty-two thousand nine hundred and twenty-two point six one five


            
            
            

Twenty-three thousand five hundred and two point nine seven four


            
            
            

Two point five three


            
            
            

Seven thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight point six five eight


            
            
            

Eight thousand six hundred and twenty-three point one eight five


            
            
            

Ten point seven one


            
        

        
            
            

Cotton garments


            
            
            

Ten thousand nine hundred and fifty-five point zero four eight


            
            
            

Twelve thousand four hundred and twenty-seven point one nine one


            
            
            

Thirteen point four four


            
            
            

Three thousand six hundred and ninety-five point two zero three


            
            
            

Four thousand and thirty-seven point five nine eight


            
            
            

Nine point two seven


            
        

        
            
            

Woolen garment


            
            
            

One thousand nine hundred and forty-six point eight nine eight


            
            
            

One thousand five hundred and nine point nine six


            
            
            

-22.44


            
            
            

One hundred and sixty-one point five nine eight


            
            
            

One hundred and forty-one point two two eight


            
            
            

-12.61


            
        

        
            
            

Chemical fiber clothing


            
            
            

Eight thousand four hundred and nine point nine nine six


            
            
            

Eight thousand five hundred and seventy-one point six three three


            
            
            

One point nine two


            
            
            

Three thousand five hundred and thirty-six point three four


            
            
            

Four thousand one hundred and ninety-nine point two one six


            
            
            

Eighteen point seven four


            
        

        
            
            

Silk and plant fiber products clothing


            
            
            

One thousand six hundred and ten point six seven three


            
            
            

Nine hundred and ninety-four point one nine


            
            
            

-38.27


            
            
            

Three hundred and ninety-five point five one seven


            
            
            

Two hundred and forty-five point one four four


            
            
            

-38.02


            
        

    


Source: US Customs


Non clothing category: the downward trend is obviously slowing down.


In 2009, the import of non clothing products from the United States continued to show a downward trend, and the import volume and volume decreased by 15.37% and 5.67% respectively compared with the same period in 2009. The growth rate was 1.51 and 2.33 percentage points higher than that in 2009, respectively.

From the product category, the four kinds of products showed a downward trend, both in terms of quantity and quantity.


Two thousand and nine

In, the United States imported non clothing products from China.




    
        
            
            

type


            
            
            

Amount (millions of US dollars)


            
            
            

Quantity (million square meters)


            
        
        
            
            

2008


            
            
            

2009


            
            
            

Year-on-year +%


            
            
            

2008


            
            
            

2009


            
            
            

Year-on-year +%


            
        

        
            
            

Non clothing category


            
            
            

Nine thousand seven hundred and fifty-five point eight four eight


            
            
            

Eight thousand two hundred and fifty-six point eight three one


            
            
            

-15.37


            
            
            

Twelve thousand eight hundred and twenty-four point zero two nine


            
            
            

Twelve thousand and ninety-six point four one nine


            
            
            

-5.67


            
        

        
            
            

Non garment products from cotton


            
            
            

Three thousand five hundred and twenty-five point nine two three


            
            
            

Two thousand nine hundred and seventy-two point five zero one


            
            
            

-15.7


            
            
            

Three thousand one hundred and fifty-six point six two one


            
            
            

Two thousand seven hundred and twenty-three point zero two


            
            
            

-13.74


            
        

        
            
            

Woolen garment products


            
            
            

One hundred and ninety-two point seven zero two


            
            
            

One hundred and ten point zero zero three


            
            
            

-42.92


            
            
            

Thirteen Point Zero Five Five


            
            
            

Eight point seven zero one


            
            
            

-33.35


            
        

        
            
            

Chemical fiber non garment products


            
            
            

Five thousand seven hundred and thirty-three point three zero nine


            
            
            

Five thousand and twenty-eight point six zero two


            
            
            

-12.29


            
            
            

Nine thousand three hundred and fifty-nine point one three two


            
            
            

Nine thousand two hundred and sixteen point one four eight


            
            
            

-1.53


            
        

        
            
            

Silk and vegetable fiber products, non clothing products


            
            
            

Three hundred and three point nine one four


            
            
            

One hundred and forty-five point seven two five


            
            
            

-52.05


            
            
            

Two hundred and ninety-five point two two one


            
            
            

One hundred and forty-eight point five five


            
            
            

-49.68


            
        

    


Source: US Customs


Yarn and fabric: inversely proportional to the increase in volume and amount.


In 2009, the amount of yarn imports from China decreased, the amount of imported fabrics decreased and the volume increased.

Compared with 1-11 months in 2009, import yarn amount and volume increased by 35.47 and 2.11 percentage points respectively.

The significant increase in the amount of growth indicates that the competitiveness of China's foreign trade yarn enterprises is stronger and stronger.

The amount of imported fabrics decreased and the number increased. Compared with 2009, the import fabric amount and quantity increased by 2.56 and 3.83 percentage points respectively, and import trend slowly increased.


Two thousand and nine

In the US, yarn and fabrics were imported from China.




    
        
            
            

type


            
            
            

Amount (millions of US dollars)


            
            
            

Quantity (million square meters)


            
        
        
            
            

2008


            
            
            

2009


            
            
            

Year-on-year +%


            
            
            

2008


            
            
            

2009


            
            
            

Year-on-year +%


            
        

        
            
            

yarn


            
            
            

Two hundred and fifty-seven point five three four


            
            
            

Two hundred and ninety-three point nine zero one


            
            
            

Fourteen point one two


            
            
            

Three hundred and thirty-one point six one


            
            
            

Two hundred and sixty-seven point five eight five


            
            
            

-19.31


            
        

        
            
            

Textile


            
            
            

One thousand one hundred and four point one zero four


            
            
            

Eight hundred and seventy-two point zero seven two


            
            
            

-21.02


            
            
            

One thousand six hundred and eighty-eight point four nine one


            
            
            

One thousand nine hundred and one point nine five six


            
            
            

Twelve point six four


            
        

    


Source: US Customs

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