In 2008 the basic situation of import and export of our country ceramics

Published: 16 May 2009 18:37:41

In 2008 in the international financial crisis and global economic growth rate fell under the influence of unfavorable factors, China's import and export of ceramic remains a certain amount of growth. According to customs statistics, in 2008 the total amount of import and export of our country Ceramic 8.48 billion U.S. dollars, over the previous year (the same below) an increase of 19.86%. One of the export amount of 8031 million U.S. dollars, up 20.93 percent the amount of 448,000,000 U.S. dollars of imports, an increase of 3.44%.

1,2008 ceramic exports in our country the main features are:

First, single-month export growth in the second half of year-on-year downward trend. By the United States sub-loan crisis, the international market decreased consumer demand, since July, China's ceramic single-month export growth rate continued to drop, in December reached its lowest point in the second half. Month 12 month exports 738 million U.S. dollars, up 13.91 percent, the Central than the 4.42 percent growth. From the ring than the month, the ring in October than in February after the (Chinese New Year holiday in February by the factors affecting export less), in November and December than a rise in Central, but still not reached the level in July. From monthly exports can be seen by the international financial crisis, the second half of an obvious slowdown in export growth ceramics.

Second, with the exception of ceramic art, all other varieties of export growth in both. January to December, building type ceramic exports 2.754 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 34.34% of the total export value, up 25.50 percent, the growth rate has slowed down the amount of sanitary ceramics export 818 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 10.2% of total export value, up 11.19% increase in the amount of artistic ceramics export 612 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 7.62% of total export value, up 7.33% to reduce the amount of daily-use ceramic exports 1.841 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 22.87% of the total export value, up 2.97% other types (including specialty) Ceramics exports 2.006 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 24.93% of the total export value, up 58.88 percent.

Three, two major markets of Europe and the United States exports are declining. January to December exports to the EU the amount of 1.552 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 19.32 percent of total exports, fell 1.5 percent. Major EU member states on all the slow-down in export growth of Italian exports 262 million U.S. dollars, up 4.39 percent reduction of the German export 240 million U.S. dollars, an increase of only 1.76 percent of British exports 226 million U.S. dollars, up 5.31 percent decline.

Exports to the United States has slowed down year-on-year decrease. January to December of the United States exported 1.146 billion U.S. dollars, up 0.7% to reduce the decrease has slowed down the third-largest market for Japan's export amount of 429 million U.S. dollars, up 12.31% of the amount of Korean exports 429 million U.S. dollars, up 21.86% exports to Russia amount of 353 million U.S. dollars, up 19.64 percent of the United Arab Emirates exports 287 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 6.6%.

It is worth noting that my ceramics for Brazil, Malaysia and Mexico, faster export growth. January to December exports to Brazil 159 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 212.98% of Malaysia exports 146 million U.S. dollars, up 84.76% of Mexico exports 119 million U.S. dollars, up 64.39 percent.

Four, the general export trade continued to occupy the leading position, a faster decline in the processing trade. January-December, the general trade exports 7.534 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 93.8 percent of total export value, the proportion continued to rise, an increase of 23.48 percent the amount of processing trade exports 027 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 0.36 percent of total exports, fell 26.8% feed the amount of processing trade exports 228 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 2.84% of total export value, up 26.2 percent reduction in processing trade was mainly due to a faster decline in country stepped up its processing trade policy efforts to adjust the amount of border trade exports 080 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 1.00% of total export value, up 7.44 percent decline in the export amount of foreign contracted projects 088 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 1.09% of total exports, an increase of 126.2%.

Friday, Guangdong, Liaoning, Hebei, Fujian and Shandong provinces ceramic exports continued to grow. January-December, Guangdong Province exported 3.753 billion U.S. dollars amount, accounting for 46.73 percent total export value, up 17.05 percent the amount of Liaoning Province, exported 656 million U.S. dollars, up 16.03% in Hebei province exports 536 million U.S. dollars, up 20.5 percent of export in Fujian Province the amount of 638 million U.S. dollars, up 10.41% in Shandong Province exported 448 million U.S. dollars, up 26.09%, Jiangsu Province, the amount of 400,000,000 U.S. dollars of export, an increase of 3.91%. The six provinces and municipalities accounted for exports of the national export total amount of 78.51%.

VI, private enterprises accounted for the dominant position of exports, exports decreased the number of entrepreneurs. January to December of private enterprises (including collective enterprises, private enterprises, individual industrial and commercial households and other types of enterprises) exports 4.643 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 57.81% of the total export value, up 30.72 percent the amount of state-owned enterprises exported 961 million U.S. dollars, accounting for exports the total value of 11.97%, an increase of 9.93 percent the amount of foreign-funded enterprises exported 2.427 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 30.23% of the total export value, up 9.58 percent.

Ceramics exports dropped significantly the number of entrepreneurs, the biggest decline in private enterprises. January to December the number of export enterprises for a total 12,286, up 13.1 percent reduction. 9552 one of private enterprises, up 13.2 percent reduction in 1180 of state-owned enterprises, up 16.5 percent reduction in foreign-invested enterprises (including cooperative enterprises, joint ventures and wholly owned enterprises) 1554, up 9.60 percent reduction.

2,2008, China's imports of the main characteristics of ceramics have:

First, import varieties to other types of ceramic-based, rapid growth of imports of ceramics for daily use. The main varieties of ceramic imports to refractories and high-tech ceramic and other types of ceramic-based, 1-month 12 the amount of 332,000,000 U.S. dollars of imports, accounting for a total value of imports of 74.15 percent, an increase of 1.03 percent of imports of 063 million U.S. dollars building ceramics, representing the proportion of 14.09%, an increase of 3.45 percent of imports of sanitary ceramics 032 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 7.2 percent share, up 13.4 percent of imports of 004 million U.S. dollars of ceramic art, accounting for 0.89 percent share, up 1.95 percent reduction in imports of ceramics for daily use 017 million U.S. dollars, accounting for the proportion of 3.7 %, an increase of 52.09%.

Second, the EU imported ceramics occupy my first big market, imports from the United States continued to decline year-on-year. January to December from the EU (27 countries) 205 million U.S. dollars of imports of ceramic, imports accounted for 45.66% of the total amount, up 6.54 percent, an increase over the first half of imports from Japan decreased 082 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 18.3 percent share, up 4.1 % from the United States imports 060 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 13.4 percent share, up 12.1 percent reduction in imports from South Korea 020 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 4.49 percent share, an increase of 1.24%. The above-mentioned ceramics market our country imports more than 80% market share.