Industry Data: Operation Of Industrial Textiles Industry From January To August

From January to August in 2022, it is affected by multiple factors, such as high inflation in major developed economies, frequent outbreaks of domestic epidemics and extreme high temperature weather, China's industrial textiles industry downward pressure has not eased However, with the introduction of a package of policies to stabilize the economy and successive policies and measures, The industry's production and demand continued the recovery trend since the second quarter The industrial added value of the industry continued to grow.

　　 In terms of production, According to the data of the National Bureau of statistics, from January to August, the output of nonwovens and cord fabrics of Enterprises above designated size decreased by 0.5% and 3.2% respectively year-on-year, and the decline rate continued to narrow.

　　 In terms of economic benefits, January to August Industrial textiles industry The operating income of Enterprises above designated size has returned to the same level in 2021, with total profit decreasing by 13.7% and profit margin of 4.5%, with a year-on-year decrease of 0.7%. From January to August Nonwovens The operating income and total profit of Enterprises above designated size decreased by 3.1% and 35.9% respectively, and the profit margin was 3.3%, with a year-on-year decrease of 1.7 percentage points; Rope, cable, cable The operating income and total profit of Enterprises above designated size increased by 0.5% and 2.0% respectively year on year, and the profit margin was 4.9%, with a year-on-year increase of 0.1 percentage points; Textile belt and cord fabric The operating income and total profit of Enterprises above designated size decreased by 3.0% and 9.0% respectively year on year, and the profit margin was 5.4%, with a year-on-year decrease of 0.4 percentage points; Awning, canvas The operating income and total profit of Enterprises above designated size increased by 9.5% and 33.9% respectively, and the profit margin of 6.2% was the highest level in the industry; Filter and geotextile Textiles for other industries The operating income and total profit of Enterprises above designated size increased by 4.3% and 5.4% respectively year on year, and the profit margin was 5.7%, with a year-on-year increase of 0.1 percentage points.

Main economic indicators of industrial textiles industry from January to August 2022 (above scale)

Data source: according to the data of National Bureau of statistics

　　 In terms of international trade, According to Chinese customs data, From January to August 2022, the export volume of China's industrial textiles industry (customs 8-digit HS code statistics) is US $30.64 billion, down 12.4% year-on-year ； From January to August, the import volume of the industry (customs 8-digit HS code statistics) was 4.19 billion US dollars, down 13.9% year-on-year. In terms of products, industrial coated fabric is the largest export product in the industry, with an export volume of 3.44 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 28.4%, and the export volume of felt cloth / tent was 3.3 billion US dollars, with a year-on-year growth of 12.4%; The overseas market demand for traditional products such as cordage textiles, canvas, leather base cloth and so on continued to be strong, and the export volume increased by 15.9%, 29.2% and 17.1% respectively year-on-year. In terms of nonwovens and related products, the export of coiled materials was US $2.71 billion, down 12.3% year-on-year, and the export volume was 820000 tons, down 13.3% year-on-year; The export value of masks and protective clothing made of chemical fiber nonwovens (including medical protective clothing) decreased by 69.7% and 54.5% respectively; The export of disposable sanitary products reached US $1.91 billion, up 20.1% year on year.

Export of industrial textiles and main products from January to August 2022

Data source: according to the data of China Customs

Note: since January 1, 2022, the customs code of some commodities in the industrial textiles industry has been adjusted. Due to the lack of year-on-year data of the same caliber, the year-on-year growth rate data of industry import and export released in this period is only for reference.

(source: China Industrial Textiles Association)