According to customs statistics, from January to October 2016, Xinjiang ports exported 43.03 billion yuan of textiles and clothing, an increase of 49.1% compared with the same period last year (the same below). Among them, exports of textile yarns, fabrics and products were 11.75 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.4%, accounting for 27.3% of Xinjiang Port’s textile and clothing exports (hereinafter referred to as exports) during the same period; exports of clothing and clothing accessories were 31.28 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 61.8%. Accounting for 72.7% of exports.
1. Main features of Xinjiang port textile and clothing exports from January to October
(1) The export situation from January to October is generally improving. From January to October this year, textile and clothing exports from Xinjiang ports increased significantly. April reached the highest point in the first half of the year, and September hit a new six-month export high. Exports in October were 5.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%; a month-on-month decrease of 17.5%.
(2) Small-volume border trade is the main mode of trade, and general trade has grown significantly. From January to October, Xinjiang ports exported 24.68 billion yuan of textiles and clothing through small border trade, a year-on-year increase of 24.3%, accounting for 57.4% of the total export value. Textile and clothing exports in the form of general trade were 17.32 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.2 times, accounting for 40.3% of the total export value; textile and clothing exports in the form of tourism shopping were 950 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.0%, accounting for 2.2% of the total export value.
(3) Private enterprise exports ranked first. From January to October, private enterprises in Xinjiang ports exported 39.70 billion yuan of textiles and clothing, an increase of 46.5%, accounting for 92.3% of the total value. State-owned enterprises exported 2.93 billion yuan of textiles and clothing, an increase of 94.9%, accounting for 6.8% of the total value.
(4) Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan remain the main export markets, and exports to Russia maintain a exponential growth trend. From January to October, Xinjiang Port’s textile and clothing exports to Kyrgyzstan were 19.82 billion yuan, an increase of 59.1%; textile and clothing exports to Kazakhstan were 10.88 billion yuan, an increase of 39.5%. Xinjiang Port’s textile and clothing exports to Russia were 7.80 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.61 times, accounting for 18.1% of the total value; textile and clothing exports to Tajikistan were 2.60 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%.
(5) The total value of textile and apparel exports by Xinjiang’s foreign trade enterprises ranks first. From January to October, Xinjiang’s foreign trade enterprises exported 26.61 billion yuan of textiles and clothing, an increase of 21.9%, accounting for 61.8% of the total value; Zhejiang Province’s exports were 2.45 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 60.1%, accounting for 5.7% of the total value; Hubei Province’s exports were 2.17 billion yuan , a year-on-year increase of 165.9 times, accounting for 5.0% of the total value.
(6) Nanjiang Port is the main export port for textile and clothing products. From January to October, the export of textiles and clothing from Irkeshtan Port was 12.94 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 84.9%; the export of textiles and clothing from Turgat Port was 9.96 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.0%; the four ports in southern Xinjiang (Irkeshtan Port) , Turgat Port, Khunjerab Port, Karasu Port) and Kashgar Customs Supervision Site exported a total of 25.85 billion yuan of textiles and clothing, a year-on-year increase of 46.2%, accounting for 60.1% of the total value. The Horgos Port (Durata, Horgos, and Huo Center Port A) exported a total of 14.15 billion yuan in textiles and clothing, accounting for 32.9% of the total value. The export of textiles and clothing from Alashankou Port was 1.84 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.0%, accounting for 4.3% of the total value.
2. Reasons for the growth of textile and clothing exports at Xinjiang ports from January to October
(1) The depreciation of the RMB has brought overall benefits to exports. Since the beginning of this year, affected by the Federal Reserve’s entry into the interest rate hike cycle, the RMB exchange rate has generally shown a slow downward trend. On October 1, the RMB was officially included in the SDR (Special Drawing Rights) currency basket, and the RMB exchange rate showed a certain degree of depreciation. Due to the uncertainty of the U.S. election, risk sentiment in global financial markets has increased, exchange rate fluctuations have continued to increase, and the strengthening trend of the U.S. dollar index may continue, increasing downward pressure on the RMB exchange rate.
(2) The transformation of textile and apparel industry clusters under new supply further enhances endogenous power. The country has intensively announced the “Belt and Road” strategy, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration strategy, the Yangtze River Economic Belt strategy and the national strategy of developing the textile industry in Xinjiang to provide employment for millions of people, as well as the long industrial chain of the textile and garment industry itself and the increasing international market Fierce competition and other factors have put forward new requirements for cluster development in the textile and apparel industry. The textile industry’s “Three Products” strategy of increasing variety, improving quality, and creating brands during the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” is gradually becoming the main way for the textile industry to adjust the supply side and becoming a new leader in the development of textile and garment enterprises.
(3) From the government’s leading call to the spontaneous exploration of the market, the pace of the textile and clothing industry’s transfer from east to west has continued to accelerate. After years of rapid development, the cost of labor and resource factors in the eastern region has risen sharply, and environmental pressure has gradually increased. The advantages of the textile and garment industry in the eastern region are no longer there, and there is an urgent need to “vacate the cage and replace the bird” through outward transfer; at the same time, after years of financial Investment and market adjustment, the construction of “two cities, seven parks and one center” has been gradually improved. Xinjiang’s textile and clothing industry has strong carrying capacity. In addition, Xinjiang has unique resource advantages, policy advantages and location advantages. It is entering a period of strategic opportunities for large-scale development, laying a solid foundation for the development and growth of Xinjiang’s textile and garment industry and further “going out”.
3. Current development suggestions for textile and garment enterprises
First, rationally guide industrial transfer. The state should encourage enterprises to invest in the central and western regions. Preferential policies in the central and western regions should be able to attract and build nests. The original investment locations of Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and other textile and garment enterprises should have exit mechanisms, while retaining the fashion industry, �To create a beautiful town, develop Internet e-commerce, share industries, and carry out industrial collaboration; second, the development of the textile industry focuses on switching momentum. Enterprises should enhance their awareness of innovation, enhance their ability to apply data, integrate with the Internet, and focus on cross-border integration; third, they should promote supply-side structural reform as the main line, focusing on increasing variety, improving quality, and creating brands, starting from low-end Towards high-end, from extensive to intensive, from volume to quality. Focusing on six key areas: strategic emerging industrial textiles, environmental protection industrial textiles, health industrial textiles, emergency and public safety industrial textiles, “Belt and Road” supporting industrial textiles and military-civilian integration related industrial textiles. Closely focus on the national key development strategies, adhere to the market orientation, accelerate the research and development and design of industrial textiles, promote the development of scientific and technological textiles, strive to make breakthroughs in the construction of supporting projects for the national key development strategies, form the core competitiveness of enterprises with independent intellectual property rights, and continue to enhance innovation capabilities, research and develop new technologies, new processes, and new materials, promote industry progress, and follow the “high-precision” development path of scientific and technological innovation. Textile and clothing exports from Xinjiang ports increased significantly from January to October
