Import And Export Of Silk Goods In The United States From January To May 2021

(source: China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce)

        1、 Silk trade in May

According to the statistics of the US Department of Commerce, the trade volume of silk goods in May was 409 million US dollars, down 6.77% month on month and increased by 113.48% year on year. Among them, the import volume was 357 million US dollars, a decrease of 7.01% on a month on month basis, and a year-on-year increase of 106.12%; The export volume was US $52.283 million, down 5.11% month on month and up 182.2% year on year. The specific commodity composition is as follows:

Import: the amount of silk was 867100 US dollars, a month on month decrease of 18.16%, a year-on-year increase of 86.27%, the quantity of silk was 16.41 tons, a month on month decrease of 31.29%, and a year-on-year increase of 64.08%; The amount of silk and satin was 18.6556 million US dollars, with a month on month increase of 20.62% and a year-on-year increase of 66.67%; The amount of manufactured goods was $337 million, down 8.14% month on month and up 108.91% year on year.

Export: the amount of silk was 102600 US dollars, up 175.72% month on month, down 50.93% year-on-year, and the quantity was 3.34 tons, with a month on month increase of 94.58% and a year-on-year decrease of 24.59%; The amount of silk and satin was US $17136800, with a month on month increase of 3.87% and a year-on-year increase of 195.8%; The amount of manufactured goods was US $35.0436 million, down 9.13% month on month and increased by 179.79% year on year.

2. Silk commodity trade from January to May

From January to may, the silk trade volume of the United States was 2.035 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 20.89%. Among them, the import volume was 1.786 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 17.82%; The export volume was 248 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 48.76%. The details are as follows:

The composition of imported goods was 4.4161 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 54.44%, and the quantity was 92.44 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 87.77%; Silk 80.3472 million, a year-on-year increase of 13.41%; The finished products reached 1.701 billion US dollars, up 17.96% year on year.

The main sources of imports were China (US $542 million, up 13.4% year-on-year, accounting for 30.35%), Vietnam (US $131 million, a year-on-year decrease of 4.31%, accounting for 7.32%), India (US $117 million, with a year-on-year increase of 19.64%, accounting for 6.54%), Italy (US $96.2978 million, a year-on-year increase of 21.42%, accounting for 5.39%), Honduras (an amount of US $84.4641 million, The year-on-year increase was 88.95%, accounting for 4.73%. The total proportion of the above five sources was 54.33%.

The composition of export commodities was 378900 US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 44.09%, and the quantity was 49.17 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 140.93%; Silk and satin were 77.8036 million, with a year-on-year increase of 16.83%; Manufactured goods reached 170 million US dollars, up 70.71% year on year.

The main export markets were Mexico (US $85.1871 million, up 132.51% year-on-year, accounting for 34.29%), Canada (US $45.3202 million, up 37.96%, accounting for 18.24%), Honduras (US $24.1574 million, up 66.9% year-on-year, accounting for 9.72%), El Salvador (US $10.761 million, up 120.48% year-on-year, accounting for 4.33%) The Dominican Republic (US $7.9451 million, a year-on-year increase of 49.61%, accounting for 3.2%). The above five markets together accounted for 69.78%.