Annual Trend of China's Silk Export Value from 2012 to 2015
From 2012 to 2015, China's silk export value trended down. The export value in 2015 was USD 127,000,000, falling 16.3% from 2014.
Monthly Trend of China's Silk Export Value from 2012 to 2015
China's silk export value surged in winter during the period from 2012 to 2015. In 2015, the export value peaked in January and hit a trough in March.
China's Silk Export Volume & Value in 2015
Month | Volume | Value(USD) | On Year | |
Volume | Value | |||
January | 15,148,062 | 134,914,094 | -24.20% | -18.80% |
February | 12,834,013 | 114,414,758 | 128% | 100.20% |
March | 7,681,405 | 70,386,371 | -41.80% | -43.80% |
April | 10,816,914 | 102,216,695 | -30.30% | -27.50% |
May | 12,369,828 | 113,336,781 | -19.40% | -21.90% |
June | 11,804,468 | 103,579,021 | -19.10% | -20.80% |
July | 11,464,154 | 109,546,202 | -23.70% | -17.80% |
August | 11,845,299 | 108,337,114 | -16.70% | -14.70% |
September | 11,022,639 | 98,565,245 | -18.60% | -20.40% |
October | 10,509,774 | 94,361,706 | -16.30% | -19.50% |
November | 14,947,160 | 107,582,330 | -0.40% | -15.70% |
December | 11,428,123 | 113,088,989 | -20.20% | -7.90% |
Total | 141,871,839 | 1,270,329,306 | -16% | -16.30% |
China's silk export value reached USD 127,000,000 in 2015, falling 16.3% on year.
Destinations for China's Silk in 2015
No. | Country/Region | Volume | Value(USD) | on Year | |
Volume | Value | ||||
1 | India | 15,125,475 | 240,730,158 | -18.50% | -10% |
2 | Pakistan | 44,854,510 | 193,874,148 | -7.80% | -13.70% |
3 | Italy | 18,024,815 | 182,528,117 | -29.60% | -22% |
4 | Japan | 6,818,899 | 88,941,079 | -20.90% | -22.50% |
5 | Hong Kong | 8,874,036 | 75,818,679 | -13.80% | -19% |
6 | Korea | 7,004,418 | 71,796,108 | -5.30% | -7.50% |
7 | Romania | 1,015,044 | 48,451,069 | 11.10% | -0.50% |
8 | United Arab Emirates | 7,997,755 | 45,204,178 | -17.10% | -27.40% |
9 | Vietnam | 1,591,186 | 44,949,659 | 19.40% | -13.90% |
10 | Malaysia | 4,684,069 | 33,979,165 | -9.70% | -8.20% |
11 | Germany | 1,623,909 | 30,651,314 | -63.70% | -43.40% |
12 | United States | 3,106,798 | 30,210,914 | -17% | -15.30% |
13 | Turkey | 4,715,165 | 29,697,015 | -8.60% | -17.20% |
14 | France | 1,673,182 | 15,404,021 | -21.30% | -11.80% |
15 | Brazil | 1,372,669 | 14,318,661 | 13.70% | -9.10% |
16 | Indonesia | 1,050,647 | 13,454,448 | -31.90% | -37.10% |
17 | United Kingdom | 1,747,604 | 12,420,902 | 30% | -1.40% |
18 | Myanmar | 181,116 | 7,893,933 | 25.40% | 24.50% |
19 | Sri Lanka | 692,338 | 7,715,585 | -19.20% | -7.10% |
20 | Bangladesh | 280,251 | 6,432,452 | 28.10% | 43.50% |
Destinations for China's silk export included India, Pakistan, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Romania, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Malaysia etc in 2015. India was the largest market for China's silk export. China's silk exports to India declined in 2015 on year and it accounted for 19% of China's total silk export. From January to December in 2015, China's silk exports to Bangladesh grew 43.5% on year.
China's Silk Export Origins in 2015
No. | Districts | Volume | Value(USD) | on Year | |
Volume | Value | ||||
1 | Zhejiang | 76,090,531 | 542,812,093 | -10.70% | -13.60% |
2 | Jiangsu | 21,815,036 | 233,053,966 | -16.50% | -14.50% |
3 | Sichuan | 19,282,032 | 123,146,226 | -26.90% | -29.30% |
4 | Shandong | 9,773,785 | 106,468,280 | -21% | -24.20% |
5 | Shanxi | 2,905,173 | 98,897,054 | 9.50% | -6.50% |
6 | Shanghai | 3,943,326 | 59,204,579 | -22% | -12.10% |
7 | Liaoning | 671,880 | 26,775,167 | -6.70% | -8% |
8 | Shandong | 1,695,250 | 23,181,297 | -1.80% | -0.10% |
9 | Chongqing | 1,949,081 | 18,683,263 | -17.10% | -9.80% |
10 | Anhui | 1,322,734 | 9,907,275 | -37.90% | -37.70% |
11 | Henan | 1,429,268 | 8,069,034 | -53.70% | -56% |
12 | Yunnan | 221,508 | 7,997,849 | 36.30% | 24.60% |
13 | Jiangxi | 365,125 | 3,339,320 | -4.50% | -24% |
14 | Hebei | 117,150 | 2,814,918 | -31.20% | -23% |
15 | Beijing | 43,307 | 1,947,375 | -19.20% | 1228.30% |
16 | Shanxi | 34,048 | 1,507,240 | -60% | -56.50% |
17 | Inner Mongolia | 18,137 | 1,391,358 | 114.30% | 41.90% |
18 | Qinghai | 57,233 | 316,623 | 0% | 0% |
19 | Hubei | 62,046 | 244,022 | -77.60% | -81.70% |
20 | Tianjin | 22,847 | 154,337 | 140.90% | -41.40% |
Zhejiang and Jiangsu were China's major silk export origins. In 2015, their silk export value accounted for 61.1% of China's total. In China's top 20 export origins, Beijing's silk export value grew 1228.3% on year.