1. Silk product trade in MayAccording to statistics from Eurostat, the trade value of silk products in May was 1019 million US dollars, rising 5.35% from the previous month and dropping 2.38% from the same period last year. Among them, the import value was 553 million US dollars, jumping 4.94% month-on-month and falling 6.44% year-on-year; the export value was 466 million US dollars, rising 5.85% on a monthly basis and 2.92% from the year earlier. Details were as follows:Import:The amount of silk filament was 23.3071 million US dollars, rising 32.88% month-on-month and 51.87% YOY, with its quantity jumping 36.01% from the previous month and 51.93% from the year earlier to 397.401 tons; the amount of silk fabrics was 60.9105 million US dollars, rising 23.3% and dropping 5.43% from the previous month and year respectively; The amount of silk madeups was 469 million US dollars, growing 1.9% from the previous month and falling 8.31% YOY.Export: The amount of silk filament was 2.2328 million US dollars, rising 59.3% month-on-month and 68.6% YOY, with its quantity rising 98.29% month-on-month and 103.82% YOY to 39.709 tons; the amount of silk fabrics was 67.8593 million US dollars, going up 16.4% and going down 6.8% from the previous month and year respectively; The amount of silk madeups was 396 million US dollars, rising 4.03% month-on-month and 4.56% YOY.2. Silk product trade from January to MayFrom January to May, the EU’s silk trade value totaled 5191 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 0.45%. Among them, the import value was 2804 million US dollars, down 2.05% YOY; the export value was 2387 million US dollars, up 3.55% YOY(the same below). Details were as follows:Among the imported products, silk filament amounted to 99.1143 million US dollars, growing 22.24%, with its quantity jumping 10.91% to 1623.504 tons; silk fabrics amounted to 266 million US dollars, with a drop of 24.34%; Silk madeups amounted to 2439 million US dollars, up 0.36%.The major sources of imports were China (852 million US dollars, down 12.16%, accounting for 30.38%), Turkey (422 million US dollars, down 12.48%, accounting for 15.04%), Bangladesh (357 million US dollars, up 9.54%, accounting for 12.72%), India (144 million US dollars, up 7.36%, accounting for 5.12%), Vietnam (117 million US dollars, up 16.44%, accounting for 4.16%). The total proportion of the 5 sources above was 67.42%.Among the export products, silk filament amounted to 9.0184 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 48.05%, with the quantity growing 8.26% to 147.828 tons; silk fabrics amounted to 329 million US dollars, down 5.71% YOY; silk madeups amounted to 2049 million US dollars, an increase of 5.06% YOY.The major export markets were the US (303 million US dollars, down 5.1%, accounting for 12.71%), Switzerland (261 million US dollars, up 14.88%, accounting for 10.94%), the UK (220 million US dollars, down 3.67%, accounting for 9.23%), Japan (193 million US dollars, up 20.2%, accounting for 8.07%), China (171 million US dollars, down 10.03%, accounting for 7.17%). The five markets above accounted for 48.12% of the total.
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