[Cotton Textile] China Cotton Fabric Imp. & Exp. in Jan.-Apr. 2009 (Monthly Report)

DATE: 2009-06-04

CNTEX exclusive: Cotton is the single most important textile fiber in the world, accounting for nearly 40 percent of total world fiber production. While some 80 countries from around the globe produce cotton, the United States, China, and India together provide over half the world's cotton. In 2008, China's cotton output reached 7,490,000 tons and imports registered 2.11 million tons; yarn production completed 21.49 million tons, giving it the number-1 rank in the world. This monthly update provides official CNTAC (China National Textile & Apparel Council ) data on China import and export of cotton fabric.

Export (Apr., 2009)

Category	Unit	Amount	Value (10,000 US$)	Accumulated amount	Accumulated Value (10,000 US$)	Y-on-Y Change (Amount, % )	Y-on-Y Change (Value, %)
cotton fabric	10,000 meters	54402	65292	190456	228201	-12.9	-15.19
100% cotton fabric	10,000 meters	46867	55406	157882	188261	-16.96	-19.33
100% cotton grey fabric	10,000 meters	10526	7982	29200	21578	-22.99	-20.8
100% cotton printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	36341	47424	128682	166683	-15.46	-19.14
100% cotton dyeing cloth	10,000 meters	9671	14619	35439	53619	-21.92	-21.03
100% cotton yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	9568	18451	30104	58477	-19.85	-16.38
100% cotton printing fabric	10,000 meters	12063	10684	45797	41381	-17.69	-22.58
cotton blended cloth	10,000 meters	7127	9279	30556	36806	17.7	16.3
grey cotton blended fabric	10,000 meters	1636	1617	15004	14387	63.34	64.26
cotton blended printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	5492	7661	15553	22419	-7.29	-2.06
cotton blended dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	985	1651	2875	4914	-14.83	-10.18
cotton blended yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	3560	4946	10955	15352	2.66	4.43
cotton blended printing fabric	10,000 meters	836	920	1342	1640	-38.11	-19.9

Import (Apr., 2009)

Category	Unit	Amount	Value (10,000 US$)	Accumulated amount	Accumulated Value (10,000 US$)	Y-on-Y Change (Amount, % )	Y-on-Y Change (Value, %)
cotton fabric	10,000 meters	8682	14862	28107	51929	-23.97	-21.77
100% cotton fabric	10,000 meters	7503	11986	24440	41387	-22.75	-21.13
100% cotton grey fabric	10,000 meters	1736	1630	6188	5463	-3	1.46
100% cotton printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	5767	10356	18251	35924	-27.73	-23.71
100% cotton dyeing cloth	10,000 meters	2202	4267	7396	15540	-34.11	-29.41
100% cotton yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	3136	5319	9207	17012	-22.43	-18.73
100% cotton printing fabric	10,000 meters	300	606	1269	2783	-24.45	-16.41
cotton blended cloth	10,000 meters	1110	2662	3335	9252	-32.54	-24.39
grey cotton blended fabric	10,000 meters	58	32	95	76	-36.18	-52.21
cotton blended printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	1053	2630	3240	9175	-32.42	-24.02
cotton blended dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	564	1404	1864	5548	-34.86	-29.99
cotton blended yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	431	1106	1252	3342	-28.89	-10.39
cotton blended printing fabric	10,000 meters	37	82	85	208	-30.84	-30.66