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. This monthly update provides official CNTAC (China National Textile & Apparel Council ) data on China import and export of  cotton fabric.

Export(Sep., 2008)

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	62507	83817	504245	640117	11.91	21.96
100% cotton fabric	10,000 meters	52385	70660	438507	552543	9.42	18.95
100% cotton grey fabric	10,000 meters	8284	6954	84140	62232	-2.27	0.77
100% cotton printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	44102	63706	354367	490311	12.62	21.74
100% cotton dyeing cloth	10,000 meters	13269	21041	101147	154185	-4.16	7.36
100% cotton yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	10516	20512	88597	167846	9.71	17.51
100% cotton printing fabric	10,000 meters	16619	17995	134173	134961	33.39	49.46
cotton blended cloth	10,000 meters	9462	12008	60261	78316	28.32	39.33
grey cotton blended fabric	10,000 meters	4299	4157	19237	18621	166.56	202.92
cotton blended printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	5162	7851	41024	59695	3.22	19.25
cotton blended dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	916	1646	8186	13840	0.3	18.38
cotton blended yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	3794	5616	27569	40092	25.79	33.46
cotton blended printing fabric	10,000 meters	258	344	3862	3960	-52.88	-42.75

 

 

Import (Sep., 2008)

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	9607	16662	82986	150633	-18.4	-3.47
100% cotton fabric	10,000 meters	8284	13385	70656	119499	-19.6	-4.92
100% cotton grey fabric	10,000 meters	2147	2118	13448	12014	-33.81	-26.6
100% cotton printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	6136	11266	57207	107486	-15.33	-1.68
100% cotton dyeing cloth	10,000 meters	2386	4393	23867	46853	-28.22	-16.1
100% cotton yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	3364	6167	29165	52837	-0.8	15.83
100% cotton printing fabric	10,000 meters	273	494	3206	6038	-11.99	-1.41
cotton blended cloth	10,000 meters	1252	3005	11540	27930	-12.1	-0.93
grey cotton blended fabric	10,000 meters	73	68	404	424	-12.47	-22.35
cotton blended printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	1180	2938	11136	27507	-12.09	-0.51
cotton blended dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	663	1684	6369	16987	-23.52	-9.83
cotton blended yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	479	1131	4373	9483	12.34	20.28
cotton blended printing fabric	10,000 meters	24	80	293	750	-8.24	9.1

 

Data from: CNTAC Statistics Center