-Overview of national yarn exports

According to China Customs statistics, the national yarn import and export volume from January to April 2014 was 2.209 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%, and the import and export volume was US$7.13 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 0.2%. Among them, the export quantity was 1.286 million tons, an increase of 8.6%; the export value was US$4.05 billion, a decrease of 2%; the average export unit price was US$3.15/kg, a year-on-year decrease of 9.8%. The import quantity was 923,000 tons, an increase of 5%; the import value was US$3.01 billion, an increase of 2.3%. The average unit price of imports was US$3.34/kg, a year-on-year decrease of 2.6%.
1. The amount of yarn export increased slightly in April.
In April, the yarn export volume was 372,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%; the export value was US$1.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%. Among them, the export value of chemical fiber yarn was US$730 million, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%; the export value of cotton yarn was US$220 million, a decrease of 13.5%; the export value of wool and animal hair yarn was US$140 million, a decrease of 8.7%.
2. From January to April 2014, exports to ASEAN, the EU and North America all increased, while exports to Japan, South Asia and Latin America decreased.
From January to April 2014, the Asian market accounted for 69.5% of China’s yarn exports, with an export value of US$2.81 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 6%. In the first four months of this year, exports to ASEAN grew steadily, with the export volume reaching 204,000 tons, an increase of 34.4%, and the export value being US$660 million, an increase of 15.8%. Among them, exports to Vietnam increased the most, with exports of US$320 million, an increase of 60.3%; exports to Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia all increased to varying degrees, with exports of US$50 million, US$100 million and US$60 million respectively, an increase of 10.6%. , 1.8% and 35.5%. Exports to Myanmar declined, with exports reaching US$20 million, a decrease of 22.4%.
From January to April, China’s yarn exports to Hong Kong were US$690 million, a decrease of 24.7%. Exports to South Asian countries India, Bangladesh and Pakistan all declined, with export amounts of US$170 million, US$290 million and US$180 million respectively, representing year-on-year decreases of 12.1%, 7.4% and 0.7% respectively.
From January to April, China’s yarn exports to Japan were US$130 million, a decrease of 1.6%; exports to North America increased, with an export value of US$180 million, an increase of 18.5%. Exports to the EU and Latin America were US$480 million and US$190 million, an increase of 8.1% and a decrease of 2.6% respectively.
3. The export unit price of silk yarn has increased; the export unit price of cotton yarn, wool animal hair yarn and chemical fiber yarn has declined.
From January to April 2014, the export unit price of silk yarn increased, reaching 45.64 US dollars/kg, an increase of 28.5%; the export unit prices of cotton yarn, wool animal hair yarn and chemical fiber yarn were 4.8 US dollars/kg and 32.03 US dollars. /kg and US$2.87/kg, down 1.1%, 9% and 9.4% respectively.
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1. Textile industry production data from January to April 2014
According to statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics, the national yarn output from January to April 2014 was 11.409 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.1%, of which cotton yarn production accounted for 74% of the yarn, cotton blended yarn and chemical fiber yarn accounted for 12% and 14% respectively, and cotton blended yarn accounted for 12% and 14% respectively. Spinning yarn increased by 7.8% year-on-year, and chemical fiber yarn increased by 16.3%; cloth output was 2.035 million meters, an increase of 3.1%, of which cotton cloth output accounted for 55.9%.
2. Cotton price
China’s cotton price index (CNCOTTON328) was 19,530 yuan/ton on January 1, 2014, and then fell back to as low as 19,387 yuan/ton on January 16. It then recovered slightly. Then the price continued to drop until it reached 17,397 yuan/ton on May 27.