Industry Data: China'S Wool Textile Exports Were Basically Flat Year-On-Year From January To August

From January to August 2023, the export volume of wool textile raw materials and products will reach 8 billion US dollars, down 0.8% year on year. Among them, the export volume of various products with wool as the main raw material will reach 2.8 billion US dollars, down 0.2% year on year; The export volume of various products with cashmere as the main raw material was about 1.1 billion US dollars, down 12.3% year on year.

Exports of wool textile raw materials and products to ASEAN and the United States declined by 5.1% and 7.5% respectively year on year. Exports of wool textile raw materials and products to the EU and Japan increased by 0.8% and 2.2% respectively year on year.

The export of intermediate products such as wool sliver, wool yarn and wool fabric increased. The export of wool sliver was 34000 tons, up 18.9% year on year. The export of wool yarn was 21000 tons, up 9% year on year. The export of wool fabric was 51.47 million meters, up 4.6% year on year. The growth of wool sliver export is mainly to the EU, ASEAN, India, Turkey and the Belt and Road region.

The export of finished products declined. The export of wool knitted clothing was 54.46 million pieces, down 4.3% year on year. The export of wool woven clothing was 11.85 million pieces, down 1.3% year on year.

From January to August 2023, China's wool import volume will be 208000 tons, up 6.9% year on year, basically equal to the level in 2019. Among them, imports from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa increased 8.3%, 15.2% and 79.7% year on year respectively.