According to China Customs statistics, my country’s yarn import and export volume in January 2015 was 609,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%, and the import and export volume was US$1.83 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 1.8%. Among them, the export quantity was 336,000 tons, an increase of 1.4%; the export value was US$1.01 billion, a decrease of 5.9%; the average export unit price was US$3/kg, a year-on-year decrease of 7.1%.
Statistics show that the value of yarn exports dropped slightly in January. The number of yarn exports in January increased by 1.4% year-on-year, and the export value decreased by 5.9% year-on-year. Among them, the export value of wool and animal hair yarn was US$90 million, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%; the export value of cotton yarn was US$180 million, a decrease of 16.5%; the export value of silk thread was US$20 million, a decrease of 11.2%; the export value of chemical fiber yarn was 63,000 tons, down 5.4%. The export unit prices of cotton yarn, silk thread, wool animal hair yarn and chemical yarn all declined in January, reaching US$4.66/kg, US$41.12/kg, US$26.49/kg and US$2.74/kg respectively, down 4% year-on-year respectively. %, 10%, 13% and 9%.
In January, the Asian market accounted for 67.7% of my country’s yarn exports, with export value reaching US$680 million, a year-on-year decrease of 7.3%. Among them, the export volume to ASEAN continued to grow steadily, with the export volume reaching 53,000 tons, an increase of 4.2%; however, the export value declined, to US$160 million, a year-on-year decrease of 2.1%. Among them, exports to Vietnam increased, with an export value of US$70 million, a slight increase of 0.4%; exports to Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia and Myanmar all declined to varying degrees, with export values of US$20 million, 10 million, 10 million and 0.1 respectively. billion, down 17.6%, 7.8%, 15.7% and 1% respectively year-on-year. Exports to South Asian countries India, Bangladesh and Pakistan also declined.
In January, my country’s yarn exports to Latin America and North America increased significantly, with export values of approximately US$60 million, an increase of 22.3% and 36.3% respectively. Exports to the EU and Japan declined to varying degrees, with export values reaching US$100 million and US$40 million respectively, down 22.3% and 6.3% respectively.
