ReturnIn January, the total import and export value of silk products was 213 million US dollars, an increase of 46.42% year-on-year, accounting for 0.65% of China's total import and export of textiles and apparel.
Silk product exports:
The export value of silk products was 175 million US dollars, an increase of 52.56% year-on-year, accounting for 0.57% of China's textile and apparel exports. In the same period, the export value of textiles and apparel increased by 13.77% YOY.
1 The structure of export products
In the first month of 2022, the exports of the three major categories of silk showed a large increase YOY, of which the export of silk fabrics increased by as much as 125%. Compared with the same period last year, the proportion of silk filament and silk madeups decreased, and silk fabrics increased by nearly 11%. In January, silk filament exports of 35 million US dollars, an increase of 29.70% YOY, accounting for 20.06%, the export quantity of 679.78 tons, an increase of 18.67% YOY, the export unit price of 51.74 US dollars / kg, an increase of 9.29%; silk fabrics export of 59 million US dollars, an increase of 124.74% YOY, accounting for 33.67%, the export unit price of 5.52 US dollars / meter, an increase of 9.09%; the export of silk madeups was 81 million US dollars, an increase of 31.83% YOY, accounting for 46.26%.
2 Major export markets
The export value of silk products to major export markets increased significantly YOY, and exports to the EU market grew by nearly 50%. Exports to Pakistan increased by 96%, which jumped from seventh place in 2022 to third place in silk export markets.
The top five markets were: the EU (up 49.35%, accounting for 25.61%), the US (up 35.96%, accounting for 17.22%), Pakistan (up 96.04%, accounting for 7.18%), Japan (up 33.31%, accounting for 6.85%), Hong Kong (up 11.16%, accounting for 6.45%).
2.1 Silk filament export
Exports of silk filament to major markets, except for India which still fell by 35.8%, showed different increases, of which exports to Vietnam surged, and the ranking was unchanged from 2021. The top five were: the EU (up 40.14%, accounting for 38.79%), India (down 35.80%, accounting for 13.45%), Japan (up 66.55%, accounting for 12.69%), Vietnam (up 2728.22%, accounting for 9.65%), the US (up 56.31%, accounting for 4.21%).
2.2 Silk fabric exports
Exports of silk fabrics to major export markets increased significantly YOY, which jumped 127% to the European Union and 829% to Vietnam. The top five countries and regions were: the EU (up 127.35%, accounting for 22.07%), Pakistan (up 95.43%, accounting for 19.08%), Sri Lanka (up 434.84%, accounting for 9.43%), India (up 145.50%, accounting for 9.26%), Vietnam (up 828.90%, accounting for 5.90%).
2.3 Silk madeups export
In January, the silk madeups to the main export markets increased to varying degrees, which jumped 33% to the US market. The top five countries and regions were: the US(up 32.76%, accounting for 34.30%), the EU (up 24.87%, accounting for 22.46%), Hong Kong (up 2.57%, accounting for 10.58%), Japan (up 3.94%, accounting for 6.77%), and the UK(up 60.83%, accounting for 6.18%).
3. Exports of provinces and municipalities
The export value of major provinces and municipalities grew significantly YOY, among which Zhejiang Province up 73% ranked first and Sichuan surpassed Shandong in fifth place. The major provinces and municipalities were: Zhejiang (up 73.05%, accounting for 39.62%), Jiangsu (up 33.57%, accounting for 16.52%), Guangdong (up 48.42%, accounting for 8.63%), Shanghai (up 52.34%, accounting for 7.36%), Sichuan (up 82.65%, accounting for 7.14%). The total exports of the top 5 provinces and municipalities accounted for 79.27% of the country's total exports.
The original Chinese edition of this article is from CCCT, translated and edited by esilk. net.
