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 fabric.

Export(Jun, 2009)

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	50179	57187	290454	342926	-11.3	-15.94
100% cotton fabric	10,000 meters	43793	48623	245410	286330	-14.23	-19.12
100% cotton grey fabric	10,000 meters	8494	6224	46783	34890	-17.44	-14.71
100% cotton printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	35299	42399	198627	251440	-13.44	-19.7
100% cotton dyeing cloth	10,000 meters	8063	11595	51661	77433	-21.84	-22.24
100% cotton yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	8239	15410	47007	90195	-19.29	-17.26
100% cotton printing fabric	10,000 meters	13987	12050	71959	63869	-15.75	-23.08
cotton blended cloth	10,000 meters	5862	7919	42027	52168	11.65	8.86
grey cotton blended fabric	10,000 meters	1417	1468	17574	16975	58.61	58.99
cotton blended printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	4445	6451	24453	35193	-7.94	-5.5
cotton blended dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	692	1191	4255	7295	-19.68	-16.4
cotton blended yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	3362	4806	17230	24344	-0.78	-0.54
cotton blended printing fabric	10,000 meters	282	307	2381	2747	-21.39	-6.79

 

Import(Jun, 2009)   

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	7496	13498	43260	78366	-22.56	-22.87
100% cotton fabric	10,000 meters	6321	10793	37338	62781	-21.32	-21.66
100% cotton grey fabric	10,000 meters	1439	1377	9152	8304	6.88	13.45
100% cotton printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	4883	9416	28186	54477	-27.53	-25.19
100% cotton dyeing cloth	10,000 meters	1726	3598	10958	22756	-35.03	-31.49
100% cotton yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	2791	5191	14875	27097	-22.54	-20.61
100% cotton printing fabric	10,000 meters	299	510	1845	3799	-14.48	-10.55
cotton blended cloth	10,000 meters	1134	2532	5515	14007	-29.66	-26.92
grey cotton blended fabric	10,000 meters	68	61	216	187	-11.88	-31.51
cotton blended printing and dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	1065	2471	5299	13820	-30.23	-26.85
cotton blended dyeing fabric	10,000 meters	549	1401	2980	8144	-32.68	-32.26
cotton blended yarn-dyed fabric	10,000 meters	461	972	2090	5190	-27.76	-16.21
cotton blended printing fabric	10,000 meters	40	67	156	345	-24.97	-28.99

Data from: CNTAC Statistics Center