-Overview of national yarn exports

According to China Customs statistics, the national yarn import and export volume from January to August 2015 was 4.727 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6%; the import and export volume was US$13.81 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 3.3%. Among them, the export quantity was 2.664 million tons, down 1.5%; the export value was US$7.59 billion, down 8.9%; the average export unit price was US$2.85/kg, down 7.5% year-on-year. The import quantity was 2.063 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 17.4%; the import value was US$6.22 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%; the average import unit price was US$3.02/kg, a year-on-year decrease of 10.9%.
1. The amount of yarn exports declined in August.
In August, the number of yarn exports was 346,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.6%; the export value was US$910 million, a year-on-year decrease of 10.8%. Among them, the export value of cotton yarn decreased most significantly, with the export value of US$140 million, a year-on-year decrease of 17.5%; the export value of silk thread, wool animal hair yarn and chemical fiber yarn were US$20 million, 70 million and 590 million US dollars respectively, a decrease of 16.8% and 10.9% respectively. % and 9.7%.
2. From January to August 2015, exports to North America increased, while exports to ASEAN, Japan, Europe, and Latin America decreased.
From January to August 2015, the Asian market accounted for 68.8% of my country’s yarn exports, with export value reaching US$5.23 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 8.6%. In the first eight months of this year, exports to ASEAN declined. The export volume was 391,000 tons, a decrease of 4.4%; the export value was US$1.15 billion, a decrease of 12.8%. Exports to Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia declined to varying degrees, with exports of US$490 million, US$170 million and US$90 million respectively, down 22.5%, 12.1% and 7.2% respectively. Exports to Cambodia and the Philippines increased, with exports of US$120 million and US$80 million respectively, an increase of 6.8% and 0.7% respectively. Exports to Myanmar increased the most, reaching US$40 million, an increase of 10.9%.
From January to August, China’s yarn exports to Hong Kong were US$1.16 billion, a decrease of 13.4%. Exports to South Asian countries Pakistan and India declined, with the export value both reaching US$360 million, down 0.6% and 16.7% respectively year-on-year.
From January to August, China’s yarn exports to Japan were US$260 million, a decrease of 2.9%. Exports to North America were US$410 million, an increase of 4.4%. Exports to the EU and Latin America were US$750 million and US$430 million, down 23.7% and 6% respectively.
3. The export unit price of cotton yarn has increased, while the export unit price of silk thread, wool animal hair yarn and chemical fiber yarn has decreased.
From January to August 2015, the export unit price of cotton yarn increased, reaching US$4.93/kg, an increase of 2.4%; the export unit price of silk thread, wool animal hair yarn and chemical fiber yarn were US$39.97/kg, US$30.02/kg and 2.56 US dollars/kg, down 7.4%, 3.8% and 9.9% respectively.