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.  In 2008, China's cotton output reached 7,490,000 tons and imports registered 2.11 million tons; yarn production completed 21.49 million tons, giving it the number-1 rank in the world. This monthly update provides official CNTAC (China National Textile & Apparel Council ) data on China import and export of cotton.

Category	Import amount (million tons)	Import value (million US$)	Export amount (million tons)	Export value (million US$)
Jan., 2009	0.0779	108.16	0.000582	1.36
Feb., 2009	0.0931	120.21	0.000606	1.52
Mar..2009	0.0987	127.5	0.002969	7.45
Apr., 2009	0.1455	180.07	0.000193	0.47
May,2009	0.1515	186.54	0.000887	1.35
Jun.,2009	0.1686	210.29	0.000348	0.8
Total	0.7353	932.57	0.005853	12.94

Data from: CNTAC Statistics Center