More Than 100 Garment And Textile Manufacturers In Hebei Suffered A Loss Of 200 Million Yuan, Slightly Falling Back

"In the first quarter, the efficiency of the textile industry in Hebei Province improved significantly, and initial results were achieved in turning losses into profits." At the press conference on the operating characteristics and forecast and early warning information of the key industries in Hebei Province in the first quarter organized by the Hebei Federation of Industry and Economy, experts from the Hebei Textile and Clothing Industry Association said that the main business income of the textile industry in the first quarter was 39.653 billion yuan, up 22.97% year on year, The growth rate dropped 2.38 percentage points compared with that of the previous year, and the rate of decline dropped 17.48 percentage points compared with that at the end of 2012. The growth rate of the whole industry's benefit was steadily rising. The number of loss making enterprises in the textile industry was 111, 13 fewer than 124 in the same period last year, and the loss making area was 10.48% lower; The total loss of loss making enterprises was 200 million yuan, down 25.2% year on year, and initial results were achieved in turning losses into gains.

　　 Export maintained a good growth trend

In the first quarter, Hebei Province's total export of textiles and clothing reached 1.082 billion US dollars, up 17.36% year on year, 20.9 percentage points higher than that of last year. Among them, textile exports reached US $384 million, up 5.26% year on year, and clothing exports reached US $698 million, up 25.29% year on year. Private enterprises are the main export force and have increased significantly. In the first quarter, private enterprises in our province, including collective enterprises, private enterprises and self-employed businesses, exported a total of 550 million dollars of clothing, an increase of 43.7% year on year, accounting for 79% of the total export value. At the same time, the export of state-owned enterprises increased year on year, while the export of foreign-invested enterprises declined slightly.

According to the statistics provided by Shijiazhuang Customs, Hebei clothing was exported to 123 countries and regions in the world in the first quarter, among which Russia, the European Union and the United States were the top three export markets. In addition, Hebei's clothing exports to the Middle East (17 countries) and Ukraine also increased.

The export products are mainly textile garments and fur garments. In the first quarter, Sichuan exported 370 million dollars of textile clothing, a year-on-year increase of 41.3%; The export of furs and garments reached 110 million US dollars, up 52.7% year on year. Together, they accounted for 69% of the total export value.

　　 Macro trend determines textile export market

The signs of export recovery in the textile industry have undoubtedly injected a shot in the arm to the textile industry after a long winter. The reason for the recovery is, on the one hand, that the international macroeconomic trend has gradually recovered, and the market demand has increased; On the other hand, the export volume fell to the bottom at the end of last year, with a small base, laying the groundwork for the high growth of textile exports in the first quarter.

It can be seen from the customs data that this is undoubtedly a good start for the textile industry this year, and it has also played a role in boosting the industry. But on the whole, it will take a long time for the textile industry to really recover. Last year, it was predicted that the textile market would improve by the end of the first quarter of this year. It seems that this market is ahead of schedule, but from the perspective of raw materials, the textile industry is still in a period of slow adjustment, especially in terms of exports. Obviously, good data gave confidence, but exports may not really recover.

　　 Labor costs continue to rise

As a traditional labor-intensive industry, the export competitiveness of the textile industry began to decline, and some orders from many countries began to shift to South Asia and Southeast Asia. With the increase of the cost of domestic production factors, especially the rise of labor costs, the export pressure is still great. In view of the layout of the domestic textile industry, we also feel that while the industry is moving from large and medium-sized cities to industrial clusters, the employment problem is also highlighted. The employment cost of industrial clusters is no less than that of large and medium-sized cities, which may be higher in some aspects, Nearly 70% of enterprises believe that the increase in labor costs is the primary reason for affecting their benefits.