CNTEX: Monthly China Import and Export Statistics for Wool and Wool Textiles (May 2007)

CNTEX: Monthly China import and export statistics for wool and wool textiles (May 2007)

CNTEX exclusive: The wool textiles industry is a small but significant sector of the China economy. China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of wool textiles and enjoys a reputation for producing broad and short wool which is especially suitable for use in producing a wide range of apparel and textile products. This monthly update provides official CWTA (China Wool Textile Association) data on China import and export of wool and primary wool textiles.

Table1: Export (Jan. 2007-May 2007 Accumulated)

Category Unit Total volume of EU US Japan Hongkong exports Accum- Y-on-Y Proportion Y-on-Y Proportion Y-on-Y Proportion Y-on-Y Proportion Y-on-Y ulated Change (%) Change (%) Change (%) Change (%) Change volume (%) ( %) ( %) ( %) ( %) wool meter 4305789 +2.75 9.46 -25.08 3.61 +21.34 10.07 -9.49 11.51 -1.11 fabric 5 chemical piece 9170631 +11.86 25.80 +6.21 29.05 -8.24 2.09 +20.25 0.43 +89.24 fiber 8 blanket wool piece 6333206 +6.03 7.47 +13.83 5.86 +23.43 12.16 +27.46 13.58 -11.34 knitting 0 garment Among piece 2344798 -1.83 35.98 -14.53 25.92 +13.55 25.57 +1.17 7.36 +15.23 them: cashmere sweater wool en piece 1368051 +10.52 8.86 +69.55 5.57 +29.58 29.48 +130.94 32.04 -23.69 sweater 7 wool piece 1970535 +8.34 15.57 +44.78 15.36 +64.67 40.26 +1.94 5.92 +25.20 woven 8 garment woolen squar 4202065 +2.10 9.64 -4.33 62.16 -3.26 1.79 -5.80 5.74 -10.17 blanket e meter

Table 2: Import (Jan. 2007-May 2007 Accumulated) Unit: kg

Category Total volume of Australia New Zealand Uruguay South Africa imports Accum- Y-on-Y Volume Y-on-Y Volume Y-on-Y Volume Y-on-Y Volume Y-on-Y ulated Change (%) Change Change Change Change volume ( %) ( %) ( %) ( %) wool total 147528621 +21.01 90055756 +16.62 15140969 -3.88 10635439 +21.06 4012544 +67.95 among them: 118139949 +21.68 84722491 +16.24 10183880 -9.02 6296710 +36.11 3625776 +89.34 greasy wool scoured wool 19728415 +29.39 3864965 +9.39 4769643 +9.26 1086489 +51.29 180474 +76.65 wool top 8396998 -2.57 1468300 +84.71 187446 +5.20 3164265 -4.85 194796 -43.03 combing noil 655506 +19.69 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 87975 -23.87 11498 -61.77 waste 607753 +49.83 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00