Official statistics made by China Customs showed that China's export of knitgoods and knitwear in the first half 2006 was USD 20.367 billion, increasing 41.14 per cent year-on-year, taking up 31.81 per cent of China's gross export of textile and apparel (USD 64.032 billion).

    In which, the export of knitgoods was  USD 2.198 billion, up 31.74 per cent, taking up 8.97 per cent of China's textile export ( USD 24.505 billion); the export of knitwear was USD 18.169 billion, up 42.37 per cent, taking up 45.97 of China's gross export of apparel year-on-year.

    China's import of knitgoods and knitwear in the first half 2006 was USD 1.327 billion, increasing 15.01 per cent year-on-year, taking up 13.35 per cent of China's gross import of textile and apparel (USD 8.646 billion).

    In which, the import of knitgoods was  USD 0.990 billion, up 8.32 per cent, taking up 12.60 per cent of China's textile import ( USD 7.855 billion); the import of knitwear was USD 0.337 billion, up 40.48 per cent, taking up 42.62 of China's gross import of apparel ( USD 0.791 BILLION) year-on-year.

　　Import & Export 0f China's Knitwear  in Jan.to Jun., 2006

                                                （Unit:USD 100 million)）