In Jan. 2003, China imported 215,600 tons of raw materials for textile use valued at US$304 million, up by 108.12 percent in quantity and up by 146.99 percent in volume upon a year-on-year basis.
Among the total, the import of natural raw materials was 133,100 tons valued at US$213 million, up by 409.06 percent and up by 312.23 percent respectively, while the import of chemical fiber raw materials was 82,500 tons valued at US$90 million, up by 6.72 percent and up by 26.70 percent respectively.
The following diagram shows the shares that different imported textile raw materials accounted for in Jan.
2003. 
Remarks: The import of chemical fiber accounted for the biggest share of 30 percent, followed by bast-leaf of 7 percent, wool fiber of 33 percent, cotton of 30 percent, and silk by 0 percent.
The following table indicates China’s import of textile raw materials in Jan. 2003 (Quantity unit: Ton; Amount unit: US$10,000).
|
Commodity name |
Quantity |
Amount |
Quantity up (%) |
Amount up (%) |
|
Textile raw material total |
215603 |
30356 |
108.12 |
146.99 |
|
1. Natural raw material |
133118 |
21345 |
406.06 |
312.23 |
|
(1) Silk fiber total |
335 |
74 |
10.84 |
15.58 |
|
a. Cocoon |
76 |
9 |
-69.29 |
-74.29 |
|
b. Mulberry cocoon |
15 |
3 |
461.78 |
405.59 |
|
c. Raw silk |
75 |
30 |
403.09 |
115.81 |
|
d. Mulberry silk |
75 |
30 |
4883.91 |
939.66 |
|
e. Tussah silk |
19543 |
9989 |
103.87 |
157.63 |
|
(2) Wool fiber total |
19023 |
9761 |
102.73 |
166.28 |
|
a. Wool |
9 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
b. Rabbit hair |
52 |
81 |
-58.18 |
-59.98 |
|
c. Cashmere |
86665 |
9064 |
2677.55 |
4283.31 |
|
(3) Cotton fiber total |
81226 |
8959 |
6433.54 |
5025.6 |
|
a. Raw cotton |
83 |
20 |
287.3 |
152.78 |
|
b. Carded cotton |
215603 |
30356 |
108.12 |
146.99 |
|
(4) Bast-leaf fiber total |
26575 |
2218 |
99.87 |
115.34 |
|
a. Flax |
11036 |
1962 |
89.3 |
115.9 |
|
b. Jute |
2177 |
48 |
56.98 |
16.49 |
|
2. Chemical fiber total |
82485 |
9011 |
6.72 |
26.7 |
|
(1) Synthetic fiber total |
79271 |
8345 |
6.05 |
23.04 |
|
a. Synthetic filament |
13647 |
1894 |
60.83 |
93.18 |
|
b. Synthetic staple (uncarded) |
64320 |
6251 |
-0.29 |
11.91 |
|
c. Synthetic staple (carded) |
1304 |
200 |
-25.67 |
-7.42 |
|
d. Nylon subtotal |
777 |
273 |
-1.53 |
37.51 |
|
e. Polyester subtotal |
49246 |
3940 |
-2.41 |
5.27 |
|
f. Acrylic subtotal |
28233 |
3982 |
23.62 |
44.76 |
|
(2) Artificial fiber total |
3214 |
666 |
26.28 |
101.74 |
|
a. Artificial filament |
4 |
2 |
-58.78 |
-40.2 |
|
b. Diacetate filament |
4905 |
1594 |
-0.08 |
-0.1 |
|
c. Artificial staple (uncarded) |
3046 |
546 |
21.86 |
73.75 |
|
d. Viscose staple |
2615 |
424 |
14.62 |
62.3 |
|
e. Artificial staple (carded) |
164 |
119 |
347.77 |
785.64 |
|
(3)other fiber |
579637 |
22842 |
20.73 |
20.62 |
|
Cotton short fiber |
10354 |
210 |
6807.63 |
4638.13 |
|
Chemical wood pulp |
569283 |
22632 |
18.61 |
19.53 |
|
