Clothing Output Increased By 16% In May Compared With The Same Period Last Year.

In May, the added value of the textile industry increased by 12% over the same period last year, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, and the value of export delivery increased by 18%, up 0.2 percentage points from last month. The output of yarn, cloth and clothing increased by 16%, 15.6% and 37.9%, respectively, and the chemical fiber increased 7.4%.

In 1-5 months, the added value of the textile industry increased by 12.9%, an increase of 5.5 percentage points compared to the same period of last year, and the value of delivery increased by 15.5% over the same period last year, an increase of 6.4% over the same period in 2008. The main products of the textile industry increased by 17.4%, 17.2% and 22.4% respectively, and the growth of chemical fiber increased 15.8%.

Domestic cotton prices continue to rise, cotton yarn prices rose sharply. In May, the domestic cotton price index (level 328) price was 17471 yuan / ton, up 1015 yuan / ton from last month, up 36.7% compared to the same period last year. Polyester chip, polyester staple and polyester filament prices fell, respectively, down 1000 yuan / ton, 880 yuan / ton and 950 yuan / ton at the end of last month. The price of pure cotton yarn in Qian Qing rose by 3000 yuan / ton. 1-5 months, imports of cotton 1 million 370 thousand tons, an increase of 1.41 times compared with the same period, the average price of imports 1739 U.S. dollars / ton, an increase of 36.4% over the same period.