The wool textiles industry is a small but significant sector of the China economy. China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of wool textiles and enjoys a reputation for producing broad and short wool which is especially suitable for use in producing a wide range of apparel and textile products. This monthly update provides official CWTA (China Wool Textile Association) data on China import and export of  wool and primary wool textiles.

Table1: Export (Jan. 2007-Sep. 2007 Accumulated)   

Category	Unit	Total volume of exports		EU		US		Japan		Hongkong
		Accumulated	Y-on-Y Change  ±%	Proportion (%)	Y-on-Y Change ±%	Proportion (%)	Y-on-Y Change ±%	Proportion (%)	Y-on-Y Change  ±%	Proportion (%)	Y-on-Y Change ±%
wool fabric	meter	95440000	3.26	12.46	-16.5	3.19	1.34	9.51	-3.74	11.6	-2.43
chemical fiber blanket	piece	228360000	13.5	27.46	14.25	34.36	-1.05	4.62	7.94	0.38	131
wool knitting garment	piece	213880000	-2.06	13.25	-7.57	12.44	8.4	15.01	-5.59	19.17	-5.18
cashmere sweater	piece	15830000	-3.43	22.73	16.81	41.71	-7.73	17.92	-9.82	7.79	-13.97
woolen sweater	piece	81550000	-4.86	12.88	1.46	11.77	15.76	22.98	-7.03	37.82	-5.08
wool woven garment	piece	65820000	17.07	17.38	41.11	22.64	50.81	27.78	-4.31	7.53	4.99
woolen blanket	square meter	8020000	-0.34	9.64	3.79	58.37	-9.46	2.57	-10.31	6.46	-6.06

Table 2: Import (Jan. 2007-Sep. 2007 Accumulated)      Unit: kg

Category	Total volume of imports		Australia		New Zealand		Uruguay		South Africa
	Accumulated	Y-on-Y Change ±%	Volume	Y-on-Y Change ±%	Volume	Y-on-Y Change ±%	Volume	Y-on-Y Change ±%	Volume	Y-on-Y Change ±%
wool total	261592000	18.93	153100	13.24	26656	-8.16	19582	20.37	6915	51.52
greasy wool	203750000	17.39	144376	13.77	16910	-16.85	9508	18.04	6096	67.45
scoured wool	39277000	37.64	6050	-4.76	9360	12.98	2826	49.16	361	36.48
wool top	15897000	-0.54	2591	33.65	373	-3.59	7110	14.62	425	-31.3
combing noil	1162000	29.83	15	83.6	13	-17.97	138	19.36	33	-18.31
waste	1506000	53.61	68	－	0	0	0	0	0	0