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-Nov. 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 knitting garment	piece	2665600	-4.14	11.56	-7.72	12.75	9.48	16.95	-13.41	18.47	-5.54
cashmere sweater	piece	198500	-1.56	24.7	12.52	44.04	-0.06	18.51	-10.68	7.16	-14.79
woolen sweater	piece	1018200	-7.77	11.94	-0.68	12.08	15.95	26.59	-15.41	35.94	-5.16
wool woven garment	piece	859000	9.29	22.16	40.46	20.3	46.94	31.45	-10.22	7.08	3.73
woolen blanket	square meter	101800	2.11	9.34	-2.07	55.88	-9.2	2.64	-7.47	6.72	1.96

Table 2: Import (Jan. 2007-Nov. 2007 Accumulated)      Unit: ton

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	306321	13.38	180535	6.66	31166	-7.55	22535	15.13	7935	57.31
greasy wool	237697	10.97	170202	6.88	19711	-16.49	10178	9.27	7044	72.78
scoured wool	45866	33.19	7210	-4.33	11024	13.91	3178	37.83	361	28.96
wool top	19467	0.89	3040	22.92	418	0.89	9041	15.36	487	-24.81
combing noil	1290	28.51	15	83.6	13	-17.97	138	19.36	43	8.64
waste	2001	61.06	68	-	0	0	0	0	0	0