The wool textiles industry is a small but significant sector of the China economy. China is the world's largest producer and consumer of wool textiles and enjoys a reputation for producing broad and short wool which is especially suitable for use in producing a wide range of apparel and textile products. This monthly update provides official CWTA (China Wool Textile Association) data on China import and export of  wool and primary wool textiles. 

Table1: Export(Nov., 2008) 

Category	Unit	Total volume of exports		EU		US		Japan		Hongkong
		Accumulated	Y-on-Y Change+-%	Proportion (%)	Y-on-Y Change	Proportion (%)	Y-on-Y Change +-%	Proportion (%)	Y-on-Y Change  +-%	Proportion (%)	Y-on-Y Change  +-%
blanket	10,000 pieces	35449	15.34	23.68	4.5	30.96	1.61	6.44	16.86	0.26	-15.46
chemical fibre blanket	10,000 pieces	35392	15.58	23.7	4.57	31	1.59	6.42	17	0.26	-13.01
woolen blanket	10,000 pieces	58	-49.26	10.5	-47.34	7.74	42.58	18.96	-5.95	1.01	-84.6
wool knitting garment	10,000 pieces	31111	16.71	14.86	50.03	9.51	-12.86	13.21	-9.01	14.69	-7.11
cashmere sweater	10,000 pieces	1786	-10.03	33.04	20.36	41.91	-14.4	11.53	-43.95	7.72	-3.02
woolen sweater	10,000 pieces	9566	-6.05	24.52	92.97	10.71	-16.69	27.96	-1.22	28.21	-26.25
wool woven garment	10,000 pieces	8910	3.72	30.59	43.18	19.55	-0.15	26.8	-11.6	5.91	-13.38
carpet	10,000 square meter	32956	46.87	10.16	31.37	12.64	24.39	14.36	7	1.5	4.64
woolen carpet	10,000 square meter	891	-12.46	10	-6.31	52.5	-17.74	1.99	-34.09	9.48	23.55

 

 

Table 2: Import (Nov., 2008)      Unit: ton

Category	Total volume of imports		Australia		New Zealand		Uruguay		Argentina		South Africa
	Accumulated	Y-on-Y Change, +-%	Volume	Y-on-Y Change, +-%	Volume	Y-on-Y Change, +-%	Volume	Y-on-Y Change, +-%	Volume	Y-on-Y Change, +-%	Volume	Y-on-Y Change, +-%
wool total	279021	-8.94	157306	-12.87	37204	19.37	20334	-9.76	9553	11.61	9450	19.1
greasy wool	212833	-10.46	150846	-11.37	24424	23.91	6556	-35.58	1521	-39.74	8594	22.01
scoured wool	42932	-6.4	4653	-35.47	12367	12.18	4346	36.75	3449	-21.78	397	9.95
wool top	17737	-8.89	1633	-46.27	382	-8.66	8597	-4.91	3746	145.03	371	-23.82
combing noil	4595	256.22	174	1092.93	31	133.17	835	505.33	837	755.63	88	104.29
waste	895	-55.29	0	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

 

Data from: CWTA