Chinese leather and footwear export/import figures, `03
Chinese leather and leather goods exports Jan-Nov ‘03
During the period January-November 2003, China’s exports of leather and leather goods increased 19.1%, to US$14.98 billion, accounting for 3.8% of China’s total export value. A total of 4.5 billion pairs of footwear were exported during the same period, earning $11.2 billion, increases by 15.1% and 15.8% respectively.
Export of leather and leather goods (Jan- Nov. 2003)
Unit:x$1,000
|
Item |
Unit |
Jan.-Sep. 2003 |
Jan.-Sep. 2002 |
% (value) |
% (quan-tity) | ||
|
quantity |
value |
quantity |
value |
||||
|
leather shoes |
10,000 pairs |
93,791 |
4,838,764 |
86,917 |
4,382,709 |
10.4 |
7.9 |
|
leather case |
4,585,503 |
3,978,892 |
15.2 |
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|
leather garments |
10,000 pieces |
6,479 |
2,204,699 |
5,797 |
1,791,630 |
23.1 |
11.8 |
|
fur garments |
ton |
4,382 |
429,585 |
2,592 |
156,031 |
175.3 |
69.1 |
|
Leather and Raw hides (excluding fur) |
1,000 ton |
216 |
1,048,371 |
171 |
876,474 |
19.6 |
25.8 |
|
leather gloves |
10,000 pairs |
86,278 |
1,39,384 |
74,374 |
928,999 |
44.2 |
16.0 |
|
Foot ball, volley ball, basketball |
10,000 pieces |
8,852 |
116,576 |
6,606 |
95,877 |
21.6 |
16.4 |
|
Components |
ton |
111,957 |
419,486 |
99,837 |
369,493 |
13.5 |
12.1 |
|
Total |
14,982,368 |
12,580,105 |
19.1 |
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Exports of Footwear (Jan.-Nov. 2003)
Unit: x$1,000
|
Item |
Unit |
Jan.-Nov.2003 |
Jan.-Nov.2002 |
Increased by % | |||
|
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value | ||
|
Leather shoes |
10,000pairs |
93,791 |
4,838,764 |
86,917 |
4,382,709 |
7.9 |
10.4 |
|
Rubber & plastic shoes |
10,000pairs |
243,283 |
4,301,448 |
208,169 |
3,676,419 |
16.9 |
17.0 |
|
Textile shoes |
10,000pairs |
73,336 |
1,426,492 |
66,122 |
1,270,153 |
10.9 |
12.3 |
|
Other shoes |
10,000pairs |
40,760 |
665,144 |
30,653 |
370,552 |
33.0 |
79.5 |
|
Total |
10,000pairs |
451,170 |
11,231,848 |
391,861 |
9,699,833 |
15.1 |
15.8 |
The largest 10 importers of raw materials and leather from China (x$1,000 )
|
Country and region |
Export value |
Accounting for % of the total |
Increased by % |
|
Hong Kong |
639,725 |
61.0 |
24.8 |
|
South Korea |
86,367 |
8.2 |
-3.4 |
|
Italy |
67,747 |
6.5 |
10.7 |
|
Taiwan |
66,351 |
6.3 |
83.4 |
|
Spain |
39,854 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
|
Vietnam |
29,024 |
2.8 |
62.2 |
|
USA |
27,975 |
2.7 |
14.1 |
|
Thailand |
14,962 |
1.4 |
-9.3 |
|
Indonesia |
12,094 |
1.2 |
-36.7 |
|
Singapore |
8,856 |
0.8 |
20.3 |
|
Sub total of above |
992,955 |
94.7 |
20.6 |
|
Total |
1,048,371 |
100.0 |
19.6 |
IMPORTS
Chinese hide,leather and leather goods imports Jan-Nov ‘03
These amounted to $3.88 billion, a 15.5% increase on the year before, accounting for 1% of China’s total imports value.
The top 10 exporters of leather and Raw hides to China (x$1,000)
|
Country and region |
value |
Accounting for % of the total |
Increased by % |
|
Taiwan |
562,235 |
16.4 |
4.0 |
|
USA |
558,964 |
16.3 |
26.5 |
|
South Korea |
537,974 |
15.7 |
-12.6 |
|
Italy |
270,739 |
7.9 |
-13.5 |
|
Australia |
230,326 |
6.7 |
38.9 |
|
Brazil |
163,340 |
4.8 |
68.7 |
|
Canada |
103,504 |
3.0 |
28.8 |
|
Argentina |
82,324 |
2.4 |
-6.2 |
|
New Zealand |
76,716 |
2.2 |
74.5 |
|
Thailand |
72,861 |
2.1 |
49.3 |
|
Sub total of above |
2,658,983 |
77.5 |
9.2 |
|
Total |
3,429,440 |
100.0 |
15.4 |
Imports of leather & leather goods (Jan. - Nov. 2003)
Unit:$1,000
|
Item |
Unit |
Jan.-Nov. 2003 |
Jan.-Nov. 2003 |
% (Value) | ||
|
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
|||
|
Raw hides (excluding fur) |
1,000 ton |
630 |
816,818 |
526 |
642,632 |
27.1 |
|
Leather |
1,000 ton |
857 |
2,612,622 |
738 |
2,328,830 |
12.2 |
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