Qian Zhan Wang·2025-05-14 04:15Textile Industry Overview - The textile industry in China has a wide range of products, with import and export statistics categorized under the HS codes specified by the World Customs Organization [1] - The total import and export value of the textile industry in China has shown significant fluctuations from 2015 to 2024, with a notable decline in trade scale in 2023 [2] Import Situation - From 2015 to 2024, the import value of China's textile industry fluctuated between 21 billion to 28 billion USD, peaking at 27.73 billion USD in 2021, a 20.2% increase year-on-year [4] - The textile imports have been on a downward trend from 2022 to 2024, with a significant drop of 58.1% in the first two months of 2025 compared to the same period last year [4] Export Situation - The export scale of China's textile industry has remained substantial, consistently around 300 billion USD over the past decade, increasing from 262.87 billion USD in 2016 to 323.34 billion USD in 2022, with a compound annual growth rate of 3.51% [8] - In 2023, exports to major markets such as the US, EU, and Japan decreased by 9.2%, but are projected to rebound to 301.10 billion USD in 2024, a 2.5% increase year-on-year [11] - The export value in the first two months of 2025 was 42.88 billion USD, reflecting a 4.9% decline compared to the same period in 2024 [11] Price Trends - The price index for imported textile products has shown fluctuations, with a maximum variation of less than 10% from 2015 to 2024, and a 2.47% decrease in 2024 compared to the previous year [6] - The export price index for textile products has also experienced volatility, with a notable increase of 10.27% in December 2022, while the index for 2024 was recorded at 94.03, indicating a decline for two consecutive years [12]