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(Nov., 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	55460	74595	621188	798080	9.53	19.59
100% cotton fabric	10,000 meters	44796	61203	533859	682917	5.83	15.71
100% cotton grey fabric	10,000 meters	5743	4674	96383	72115	-10.35	-6.55
100% cotton printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	39054	56528	437476	610801	10.22	19.06
100% cotton dyeing cloth	10,000 meters	12045	19543	126542	195373	-5.29	5.93
100% cotton yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	8667	17013	107295	204708	7.01	14.98
100% cotton printing fabric	10,000 meters	15045	16026	166681	169799	30.2	45.66
cotton blended cloth	10,000 meters	10239	12448	80809	103836	36.77	44.83
grey cotton blended fabric	10,000 meters	5953	5736	30700	30029	246.29	291.49
cotton blended printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	4287	6711	50109	73807	-0.22	15.28
cotton blended dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	915	1628	10061	17167	-5.3	10.48
cotton blended yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	2553	4013	33509	49191	21.48	29.57
cotton blended printing fabric	10,000 meters	693	883	4827	5215	-52.47	-40.47

 

Import (Nov., 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	9567	17997	102335	186148	-18.58	-4.08
100% cotton fabric	10,000 meters	8194	14419	87324	147994	-19.46	-5.12
100% cotton grey fabric	10,000 meters	1298	1308	16580	15145	-33.64	-25.23
100% cotton printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	6896	13111	70745	132849	-15.21	-2.12
100% cotton dyeing cloth	10,000 meters	3067	6065	29765	58147	-27.44	-15.97
100% cotton yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	3259	6034	35779	65036	-1.72	14.41
100% cotton printing fabric	10,000 meters	464	806	4013	7492	-9.47	-0.14
cotton blended cloth	10,000 meters	1295	3326	14084	34513	-14.18	-2.67
grey cotton blended fabric	10,000 meters	52	43	522	532	-10.45	-15.47
cotton blended printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	1243	3283	13562	33982	-14.32	-2.44
cotton blended dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	786	2201	7831	21094	-23.98	-10.22
cotton blended yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	424	976	5277	11643	5.91	14.5
cotton blended printing fabric	10,000 meters	24	86	340	929	-12.43	5.49

 

  Data from: CNTAC Statistics Center