subject: Chinese shoe exports in the first quarter rose 9.5% - the shoes, export, customs - footwear industries [print this page] Chinese shoe exports in the first quarter rose 9.5% - the shoes, export, customs - footwear industries
HC shoe net May 13 hearing, according to Customs statistics, in 2008 a quarter of Chinese shoes Export 1.96 billion pairs, down 5.3%, worth 5.97 billion U.S. dollars, up 9.5%. One shoe exports in March was 640 million pairs, up 20.1%; worth 1.8 billion U.S. dollars, up 33.1%.
State General Administration of Customs on May 12 message, in raw material prices continued to rise, Renminbi Continued appreciation against the U.S. dollar, increased labor costs, reduced export tax rebates under the action of many factors, China's shoe export volume decreased significantly. According to customs statistics, in 2008 a quarter of China's export of 1.96 billion pairs of shoes than the same period in 2007 (below) fell 5.3%, while the 07-year growth rate of 11.6% over the same period; worth 5.97 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 9.5%. One month of shoe exports in March was 640 million pairs, an increase of 20.1%; worth 1.8 billion U.S. dollars, up 33.1%.
08 1 quarter of the main characteristics of China's shoe exports are:
One, mainly in general trade. A quarter of China's shoe export under general trade 1.37 billion pairs, down 7%, accounting for China's shoe export volume over the same period (the same below) 69.9%; processing trade export 400 million pairs, down 6.7%.
Second, the private sector as the main export, foreign-invested enterprises increased slightly. A quarter of China's private enterprises export 940 million pairs of shoes, down 6.2%, 48%; foreign-invested enterprises exported 530 million pairs, an increase of 3.7%; state-owned enterprises exported 370 million pairs, down 12.5%.
Three main exports to the United States, European Union, Japan and other developed markets. A quarter of China's shoe exports to the United States 540 million pairs, down 4.9%; exports to the EU 410 million pairs, up 12.7%; exports to Japan 130 million pairs, up 7.1% on the three markets combined accounted for the total period of China's exports 55.1% over the same period in 2007 increased 3.2 percentage points. In addition, Kyrgyzstan, India exported 3,435 million pairs, respectively, and 3,414 million pairs, up by 89.8% and 1.3-fold.
4, rubber or plastic footwear as the main species. 1 quarter, rubber or plastic soles and uppers of shoes exported 1.1 billion pairs, down 12.3%, 56.1%, the average export price of 2.3 U.S. dollars / double, up 25.8%; the end of textile materials, rubber or plastic shoes exports for the surface 340 million pairs, down 5.5%, the average price of exported 2.7 U.S. dollars / double, up 16.5%; export 280 million pairs of leather shoes, down 15.4%, the average price of exported 7.6 U.S. dollars / double, up 21.2%.
Was concerned about the increasingly serious as the foreign trade environment, the operating pressures shoe enterprises, some enterprises out of the export ranks. Particularly small and medium private enterprises as small scale of production, rising costs of digestion of the weak Order Decline in foreign trade led to gradually withdraw from the field. Customs data show that a quarter of the number of Chinese export shoes enterprises in the same period in 8093 companies in 2007 based on the decrease of 1,447, of which the number of domestic enterprises to reduce as many as 1,380 homes.
Current footwear industry is still an important support of China's exports, lower production costs are from developing countries around the challenges become increasingly prominent. This proposal: First, to guide and encourage enterprises to strengthen their own brands of footwear construction and improve value-added products; Second, strengthen the central and western regions shoe industry related facilities construction, industry, regional transfer of good work; 3 is to guide the enterprises to actively open up emerging markets, and prevent over-concentration in the export market to bring more trade friction.
