Chinese leather and leather goods imports/exports Jan-July `02
According to the China Leather Industries Association (CLIA), during the period January – July 2002 the country’s exports of leather and leather products totalled $7.35 billion – a 4.2% increase on the year before. They also accounted for 4.3% of the total value of national export commodities.
The fastest growth was seen in leather glove exports which increased 51.3% by value, followed by leather balls (+43.6%) and fur garments (+14.4%). Suitcases and leather shoe exports saw increases of 9% and 1.9% respectively. By contrast, leather garment exports were down 13.7% while those of finished leather and hides and shoe accessories saw decreases of 5% and 2.9% respectively.
Footwear exports were up 3.2% to 2.5 billion pairs amounting to $5.96 billion – a 3.5% gain on the year before. Leather shoe exports were up 1.5% to 540 million pairs, accounting for 22% of total footwear exports.
The average export price for leather garments was US$30.43 - $3.06 less than the year before. Leather balls were down $0.16 to $1.28. Leather shoe exports meanwhile were up $1.19 to $4.94 and leather gloves up by $0.25 to $1.19.
The top five export markets for cow hide were Hong Kong (accounting for 56.8% of total export value), South Korea (10.6%), Italy (7.7%), Spain (5.2%) and Taiwan (3.8%).
Export of leather and leather goods (Jan- July. 2002)
All figures x$1,000
|
Item |
Unit |
1- 7, 2002 |
1-7, 2001 |
%age of total | |||
|
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value | ||
|
Leather shoes |
10,000 pairs |
53,674 |
2,649,357 |
52,884 |
2,600,858 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
|
Leather cases |
2,487,260, |
2,280,905 |
9.0 | ||||
|
Leather garments |
10,000 pieces |
2,746 |
835,736 |
2,891 |
968,208 |
-5.0 |
-13.7 |
|
Fur garments |
Ton |
770 |
42,764 |
696 |
37,394 |
10.6 |
14.4 |
|
Leather balls |
10,000 pieces |
5,125 |
65,730 |
3,184 |
45,788 |
61.0 |
43.6 |
|
Leather & raw hide |
Ton |
528,170 |
543,725 |
-2.9 | |||
|
Leather gloves |
10,000 pairs |
43,749 |
521,715 |
36,435 |
344,814 |
20.1 |
51.3 |
|
Components for footwear |
Ton |
60,345 |
223,686 |
63,272 |
235,520 |
-4.6 |
-5.0 |
Source: CLIA
Imports
Imports of leather and leather products fell 8.2% by value to $1.94 billion with a 7.9% decline being seen in leather and hide (excluding fur) exports to $1.72 billion. Footwear components were down 17.4% to $140 million, with leather and footwear processing machinery falling 1.5% to US$43.65 million and leather gloves by a massive –45.5% to $110,000. Leather cases by comparison were up 12.1% to $23.95 million, leather shoes by +15.5% to $17.52 million and imports of leather garments by +36% to $700,000.
Imports of leather & leather goods
All figures x$1,000
|
Item |
Unit |
1-7, 2002 |
1-7, 2001 |
%age | |||
|
quantity |
value |
quantity |
value |
quantity |
value | ||
|
Leather & raw hides |
1,718,363 |
1,866,033 |
-7.9 | ||||
|
Shoe components |
10,000 ton |
2 |
140,532 |
3 |
170,093 |
-25.6 |
-17.4 |
|
Leather & leather shoe equipment |
set |
12,139 |
43,654 |
11,511 |
44,313 |
5.5 |
-1.5 |
|
traveling goods & leather cases |
23,946 |
21,353 |
12.1 | ||||
|
Leather shoes |
10,000 pairs |
85 |
17,523 |
91 |
15,171 |
-7.1 |
15.5 |
|
Leather garments |
pieces |
9,802 |
701 |
12,337 |
515 |
-20.5 |
36.0 |
|
Leather gloves |
pairs |
37,511 |
109 |
113,400 |
200 |
-66.9 |
-45.5 |
|
Fur garments |
pieces |
114 |
89 |
28.3 | |||
|
Total |
309,332 |
1,522,429 |
1,269,428 | ||||
Source: CLIA
