US Imports And Exports Of Silk Commodities In 1-9 2019

1. The situation of silk commodity trade in September

According to the statistics of the US Department of Commerce, the volume of silk merchandise trade in September was 336 million US dollars, a decrease of 15.36% compared with the same period last year, down 4.64% from the same period last year. Among them, imports amounted to US $292 million, a decrease of 15.7%, a year-on-year decrease of 3.61%, an export volume of US $43 million 608 thousand and 700, a decrease of 13%, a decrease of 11.02% over the same period last year. The composition of specific commodities is as follows:

Imports: the amount of silk is 727 thousand and 800 US dollars, a decrease of 21.47% compared to the same period, down 31.55% from the same period last year, the number is 11.33 tons, down 54.08%, down 64.61% compared with the same period last year. The amount of silks and fabrics is 19 million 635 thousand and 400 US dollars, a decrease of 14.97%, a decrease of 17.45% compared with the same period last year.

Exports: the amount of silk was 92 thousand and 500 US dollars, a decrease of 31% compared to the same period, down 10.86% from the same period last year, the number was 2.66 tons, a decrease of 2.71%, an increase of 2.15% compared with the same period last year. The amount of satin was 15 million 953 thousand and 600 US dollars, a decrease of 17.92%, a decrease of 23.95% compared with the same period last year.

Two, 1-9 month silk commodity trade situation

In 1-9 months, the volume of us silk trade was 3 billion 971 million US dollars, up 4.57% from the same period last year. Among them, imports amounted to US $3 billion 517 million, an increase of 5.99% over the same period last year, and exports amounted to US $454 million, down 5.23% from the same period last year. The specific circumstances are as follows:

Imports amounted to 6 million 451 thousand and 900 US dollars in silk products, an increase of 0.91% over the previous year, with an increase of 155.52 tons, an increase of 21.27% over the previous year, and 199 million of silks and satin, a decrease of 12.42% over the same period last year.

The main source of imports was China ($1 billion 261 million, an increase of 0.27% over the previous year, accounting for 35.85%), Italy (209 million US dollars, an increase of 2.05% over the previous year, accounting for 5.95%), India (190 million US dollars, an increase of 15.12% over the previous year, 5.39%), Vietnam (US $175 million, an increase of 4.36% over the previous year), and Honduras (the amount of US dollars, up from the same period last year). The total proportion of the above 5 sources is 57.01%.

Export commodities constituted 1 million 594 thousand and 600 US dollars of silk, an increase of 80.77% over the previous year, the number of 79.43 tons, an increase of 67.59% over the same period last year, and 176 million of silks and satin, a decrease of 13.03% compared with the same period last year.

The main export market for Mexico ($93 million 978 thousand and 200, an increase of 1.43% over the same period, accounting for 20.7%), Canada ($93 million 328 thousand, down 6.65%, accounting for 20.56%), Honduras ($30 million 406 thousand and 600, down 33.61%, accounting for 6.7%), Salvatore (US $22 million 708 thousand, a decrease of 0.45% over the same period, accounting for 0.45%), and the United Kingdom (the amount of US dollars, an increase over the previous year, accounting for). The total proportion of the above 5 markets is 57.71%.