Clothing "Made In China" Change: Export Growth Is Mainly Based On Price Increase.

In the international demand as a whole Sluggish During this period, buyers sought cheaper sources of goods. In China, where the cost of raw materials and labor has risen substantially, buyers are seeking low prices. On the one hand, some factories in the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta begin to transfer to inland cities and the West. On the other hand, many companies began to seek Transformation and upgrading The focus is on the production and R & D of high-end products. Low end basic garment production has been neglected because of its low added value. Some international buyers have begun to purchase garments and textiles in Southeast Asia and western hemisphere countries. The environment of Chinese enterprises is becoming more and more complex, and competition is becoming more and more intense. For textile and clothing, Chinese manufacturing is changing.

First of all, let's look at the recent import and export situation. After the second half of the year, the export of domestic textile and clothing has not been as sharp as expected. However, insiders pointed out that the growth of textile and clothing exports is mainly based on price increases. The real growth rate of textile and garment exports is only a single digit, and in the context of the increasing economic outlook for the peripheral economies and the clear expectation of RMB appreciation, the future export will be exported. Expect Not optimistic.

According to the data released by the General Administration of customs, in August, China's textile and apparel exports were 25 billion 451 million US dollars, down 2.51% from July, up 26.4% over the same period last year. Among them, exports of textiles amounted to 8 billion 363 million US dollars, a decrease of 3.90% compared to the same period, and exports of garments and accessories were 17 billion 88 million US dollars, down by 1.19%. In 1-8 months, China's textile and apparel exports totaled $163 billion 163 million, an increase of 25.72% over the same period last year, and the growth rate increased by 0.12 percentage points over the 1-7 months of 25.60%. Among them, the export of textiles was US $62 billion 959 million, an increase of 27.18% over the previous year, and exports of clothing and accessories reached US $100 billion 205 million, up 24.82% over the same period last year.

In terms of imports, imports of textiles amounted to $10 billion 920 million in 1-7 months, an increase of 10.7%, and clothing imports of $2 billion 40 million, an increase of 67.6%. The import of yarn and fabric is still at a negative growth in textiles. Decline They were 17.3% and 0.5% respectively. The import volume and price of knitted and woven garments increased by 51.6% and 13.7% respectively. In July, the import volume of textiles was basically the same as that of the previous year, and clothing imports increased by 56%. In textiles, the import of yarn and fabric decreased by 16.9% and 13.9% respectively. The unit price of imports rose by 22.2% and 12.3% respectively, and the rate of increase fell. In garments, the import volume and value of knitted and woven garments increased by 30.9% and 59% respectively, and the import unit price rose by 21.7%.

September, China's Manufacturing Purchasing Manager index (PMI) 51.2%, rebounded by 0.3 percentage points, while in August, the export orders index was 48.3%, down 2.1 percentage points from last month, which is the first time the index has fallen below 50% since May 2009. Among them, the textile industry, transport equipment manufacturing, wood processing and furniture manufacturing industry and other 10 industries, the new export orders index is less than 50%. The industry believes that the current global economic downturn, rising prices of raw materials, appreciation of the renminbi, as well as the expected increase in import tariffs in developed countries and other factors, as a whole has created difficulties in the export of these industries. "This year was originally a busy season, but orders haven't improved yet," said Yang Yuping of Zhangjiagang Dayang wind textile company, since March.