From June 3rd to June 4th, the "2013 China International Cotton Textile Conference and China International Textile Raw Material Market Conference" was held in Nanjing. At the meeting, Gao Yong, Vice President and Secretary General of the China Textile Industry Federation, stated that although Chinese textile enterprises still face pressure from a year of high cotton prices and high cotton price differentials, with the construction of an upgraded version of the Chinese economy and the accelerated implementation of urbanization in China, the future textile industry will still have a relatively high period of growth.

Overall stable operation of the textile industry in the first four months

Data shows that the textile industry prosperity index in the first quarter of 2013 was 59.17, an increase of 0.56% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. The international order index reached 60.92%, with a significant acceleration in growth compared to the end of last year, an increase of 6.81%. In the first four months, the textile industry achieved a total profit of 84.563 billion yuan, and the profit margin of textile enterprises was 4.57%, an increase of 2.11% compared to the same period last year. The price of clothing products increased by 11.83% from January to April, and excluding product prices, the export quantity of clothing products increased by 7.19%.

In response, Liu Xin, Director of the Information and Statistics Department of the China Textile Industry Federation, stated that in the first four months of this year, the domestic textile industry's external demand improved. With the relaxation of the policy environment, the production scale, export scale, and domestic sales scale of the textile industry continued to increase. The pace of regional adjustment is increasing, and the industry's profits are also continuously growing. Profitability is strengthening, and it is only then that the industry has shown an improvement in prosperity.

The decline in international market share of the textile industry

Data shows that the three main markets, the European Union, the United States, and Japan, account for 40% of China's textile market exports, a decrease of 25% compared to 2011. In the first four months of this year, China's market share in the European Union textile market was 37.51%, a decrease of 1.04%, while its market share in the United States textile market was 36.33%, an increase of 0.75%, and its market share in Japan textile market was 69.74%, a decrease of -2.28%. In response, Gao Yong stated that the EU economy is in a period of economic adjustment, and the overall international economic environment is difficult to improve. The export driven growth that the textile industry relied on in the past has come to an end.

Gao Yong believes that the decline in China's textile international market share is due to two major factors: the constraints of raw materials and the rise in production costs of production factors. He believes that the quality of domestically produced cotton in China is poor, and the "three silk" problem is difficult to solve. At the same time, the high cotton prices and increased labor costs have also increased the cost of enterprise products, weakening the international competitiveness of China's textile enterprises.

There are still opportunities for high-speed growth in the textile industry in the future

Regarding the development trend of the textile industry, Gao Yong stated that with the creation of an upgraded version of China's economy, urbanization is an important component, and the acceleration of China's urbanization pace is very beneficial for the development of the textile industry.

Data shows that in 2012, China's per capita GDP reached 6078 US dollars, with GDP in Beijing, Shanghai, and other cities exceeding 15000 US dollars per capita. The national average GDP exceeded 6000 US dollars, but the rural GDP was partially below 3000 US dollars