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Chinese leather and leather goods imports/exports January-May, 2003

21/07/2003

According to the China Leather Industries Association (CLIA), during the period January to May, 2003, the country’s imports and exports of leather and leather products continued to grow, however the rate was lower than the previous month. The import value increased more than export value. The footwear sector achieved faster growth, compared with the same period in 2002. The growth rate of imports was higher than that of exports.

 

The top ten leather and raw materials importers (excluding fur) were Hong Kong (accounting for 57.4% of the total export value), South Korea (9.4%), Italy (7.3%), Taiwan (7.1%), Spain (4.5%), Vietnam (2.8%), United States (2.1%), Thailand (1.5%), Indonesia (1.2%), as well as Singapore (1.0 %). The import value of the latter countries and regions accounted for 94.5% of the total.

 

The top ten raw hides and finished leather importers to China were Taiwan (16.9%), South Korea (16.2%), United States (15.7%), Italy (8%), Australia (6.7%), Brazil (4.4%), Canada (3.1%), Argentina (2.7%), New Zealand (2.6%), Hong Kong (2.2%). The export value accounted for 78.5% of China’s total export value.

Exports of leather and leather goods (January - May, 2003)

All figures x$1,000

Item

Unit

Jan.-May, 2003

Jan.-May, 2002

% (value)

   

quantity

value

quantity

value

  

leather shoes

10,000 pairs

41,218

2,022,015

34,845

1,687,863

19.8

leather case

    

2,011,858

  

1,694,322

18.7

leather garments

10,000 pieces

1,749

627,909

1,364

442,466

41.9

fur garments

ton

607

44,185

441

23,079

91.5

Leather and Raw hides (excluding fur)

1,000 ton

93

457,462

70

361,675

26.5

leather gloves

10,000 pairs

37,875

543,006

30,404

358,998

51.3

Foot ball, volley ball, basketball

10,000 pieces

4,097

51,322

3,582

46,556

10.2

Components

ton

46,099

176,163

42,497

156,134

12.8

Total

    

5,933,920

  

4,771,093

24.4

Exports of footwear (January - May, 2003)

All figures x$1,000

Item

Unit

Jan.-May,2003

Jan.-May,2002

%

　

  

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

Leather shoes

10,000pairs

41,218

2,022,015

34,845

1,687,863

18.3

19.8

Rubber & plastic shoes

10,000pairs

114,269

1,879,180

98,371

1,585,675

16.2

18.5

Textile shoes

10,000pairs

35,130

689,728

32,246

623,615

8.9

10.6

Other shoes

10,000pairs

12,428

162,593

9,423

94,435

31.9

72.2

Total

10,000pairs

203,045

4,753,515

174,886

3,991,587

16.1

19.1

Imports of footwear (January - May, 2003)

All figures x$1,000

Item

Unit

Jan.-May,2003

Variation with last year (%)

　

  

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

Leather shoes

10,000pairs

93

22,001

45.3

60.9

Rubber & plastic shoes

10,000pairs

226

5,496

103.1

139.0

Textile shoes

10,000pairs

48

5,343

124.1

85.3

Other shoes

10,000pairs

5

601

-89.0

-10.6

Total

10,000pairs

373

33,440

53.0

71.2

Imports of leather and leather goods (January - May, 2003)

All figures x$1,000

Item

Unit

Jan.-May, 2003

Jan.-May, 2003

% (Value)

   

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

  

Raw hides (excluding fur)

1,000 ton

287

356,386

231

264,510

34.7

Leather

1,000 ton

379

1,134,109

319

938,282

20.9

shoes components

1,000 ton

15

112,355

16

100,782

11.5

leather & leather shoe equipment

set

8,178

38,604

9,784

34,557

11.7

traveling goods& suitcases

   

22,356

  

15,864

40.9

leather shoes

10,000 pairs

93

22,001

64

13,675

60.9

leather garments

1000 pieces

16

854

5

424

101.2

leather gloves

1,000 pairs

55

114

20

65

74.4



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