CNTEX exclusive: Cotton is the single most important textile fiber in the world, accounting for nearly 40 percent of total world fiber production. While some 80 countries from around the globe produce cotton, the United States, China, and India together provide over half the world’s cotton. This monthly update provides official CNTAC (China National Textile & Apparel Council ) data on China import and export of cotton.
Category
Import amout (million tons)
Import value (million US$)
Export amount (million tons)
Export value (million US$)
Sep., 2006
0.1344
176.16
0.00123
2.12
Oct., 2006
0.0849
11.49
0.00016
2.40
Nov., 2006
0.1545
209.47
0.000113
1.93
Dec., 2006
0.2402
325.43
0.000157
3.38
Jan., 2007
0.123
165.57
0.002405
3.51
Feb., 2007
0.125
164.36
0.000362
0.57
Mar., 2007
0.26
345.13
0.002149
3.99
April., 2007
0.2146
295.37
0.002634
4.02
May, 2007 0.2011 281.46 0.000932 1.83 June, 2007 0.2525 341.90 0.002656 3.76Accumulated total
1.7902
2316.34
0.012798
25.71
Data from: CNTAC Statistics Center