——Brief Analysis on Foreign Trade Index of January, 2010

As Chart 1 and 2 indicate, foreign trade prosperity index of January, 2010 closed at 1568.56 points, up by 13.79% from last month in a rebound uptrend. Foreign trade price index closed at 96.39points, up by 12.53% from last month, tending to slide down. Foreign trade confidence index closed at 1002.38 points, up by 2.13% from last month, tending to rebound back.

First, Foreign trade prosperity index of January, 2010 rebound obviously.

11. Innovation has become the beautiful scenery of export markets. Some textile enterprises in Shaoxing technology creation, product innovation, marketing innovation has become a beautiful landscape of export markets. Shaoxing "Baofang Printing and Dyeing" set up a new product design research center to develop a "pearl pink real wax print cloth" and received by the market of new products with high added value, making it expand overseas market has plenty of power. "Hongguang Textile" do excellent products eco-environmental protection, order has been placed overflowing, with export growth rate has always been maintained at above 20%. China Textile City textile trading company, face to crisis and firm their body, transformation and upgrading in advance and build in order to focus on product development and marketing of the value chain "smile curve". To recruit and train designers, set up a product R & D center and establish the original pattern design, at the same time, using well-developed textile industry services and efficient logistics in order to doing stronger trade. Market exports steadily increased, more than 10%. From innovation to product innovation to further innovation and marketing, low cost, large capacity, free from constraints of time, e-commerce transactions such as sprouted and thriving today. Zhejiang Zhong Yi Textile Garments Co., Ltd. was established e-commerce, professional develop online trade, now it has more than 20 international buyers met over the Internet, the company has  nearly a quarter of the foreign trade business from e-commerce. Yongjun Textile Co., Ltd. put the combination of e-commerce and overseas exhibitors, enabling customers to structure from India, the Middle East to Europe and the United States-based clients into high-end customers, orders from the previous shift to the terminal changes, expanded retail space.

2. Textile companies rely on honesty and foreign trade business grow hot. In Shaoxing County, some textile company's business development has benefited from honesty management. It is more bigger, more stronger in the foreign trade business because of honesty management. an honest business story occurred in the "Henggao Textile"  moved to customers, but also let "Henggao textile" won more and more trust from customers."Henggao Textile" has worked with a Brazilian merchant trade and has a common fault, the Brazilian businessmen would like to cut payment, "Henggao Textile" stand up and justified frankly , then the Brazilian businessmen had to agree.Two months later, the Brazilian businessmen think "Henggao Textile" business done quite reliable, so want  "Henggao Textile" shipped 10 boxes, each container need deposit 20,000 U.S. dollars. The Brazilian businessmen worried about the "Henggao Textile" trade negotiations last time , whether the 200,000 U.S. dollars deposit will be cut?"Henggao Textile" responsible person expected delay in the Brazilian businessmen to pay deposit,directly told the Brazilian businessmen: "Can we  ship two counters at first ,then pay deposit?" The Brazilian businessmen have been moved in full and paid deposit.From then on, "Henggao Textile" and the Brazilian businessmen understand mutual, since trade grew bigger and bigger."Henggao Textile" focus on trade, at the same time, pay attention to their own production for export.the registered enterprises set up their own production - Shaoxing Sanye Knitting Co., Ltd. invested 4 million yuan to purchase knitting machines from Taiwan, research and development production of rayon knitted fabric, T / R Polyester knitted fabric and yarn-dyed knitted fabrics and other export products."Henggao Textile" through product updates and other active anti-dumping measures, export orders have always maintained a good level."Henggao Textile" exports Brazil, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, more than 10 countries and became Keqiao Economic Development Zone Trade Court of the wonderful work quickly.

Second, in January 2010 a marked decline in the export price index.

1. Some small and medium textile enterprises are still fighting and in the low flame. Shaoxing County, part of the small and medium textile enterprises are still hovering in the low-end market, go on fighting in the low flame, not just to make money, "hard", but also bear certain environmental and resource pressures, some small and medium textile enterprises are still "running volume, low-cost, "a vicious circle of struggling to survive. Current synthetic filament fabric, chemical staple fiber fabric, household textile fabrics, knitted or crocheted goods ranging from foreign trade price index decreased, pulling the total foreign trade price index fell.

2. Some small and medium textile enterprises significantly limited the effectiveness of exports. Although the Middle East and South America markets, the ASEAN market, a relatively large number of orders, but as middle and low market, limited the effectiveness of exports significantly. Shaoxing textile industry in economic development localized deep-seated contradictions and problems still exist, institutional and structural barriers to partial remains, some small and medium textile enterprises in Shaoxing Foreign Trade and sustainable development capacity is still strong, exports are low-cost, low - the number of price-based pattern of growth-oriented has not yet fundamentally changed, some small and medium textile enterprises textile exports was still based on labor-intensive, low level of technology, energy consumption and large basis. Therefore, enterprises must change this situation as soon as possible in order to fundamentally enhance the ability to withstand the risks of foreign trade.

Early in February due to Lunar New Year day by day is approaching, China Textile City, Shaoxing textile market, the Spring Festival holiday and the holiday had been standing just around the corner, February 21 (eighth day the first lunar month) after the Textile City, Shaoxing textile market and slowly returning to production and marketing enterprises, foreign trade is expected in February climate index downward trend. Small and medium textile and garment enterprises in Shaoxing County Textile City, and textile companies should be based on the guidance of scientific concept of development, firmly grasp the theme of transformation and upgrading, go all out to promote export diversification and export high-technology, export markets, globalization, and increasing tax revenues from the to focusing on earning profits, the highest tax, employment, win-win direction of change from most of the businesses engaged in export to more enterprises to engage in the export shift from export-oriented garment fabric to the raw materials, fabrics, clothing, textile and other exports shift from exports of medium and low market-oriented high-end market-oriented to the shift from OEM to increase mainly to changes in their own intellectual property-based. Textile City, Shaoxing textile enterprises, and textile companies are planning an international focus, by exploring the establishment of 'outside the window Keqiao headquarters + market' model, at home and abroad, especially in foreign markets or to open up two sub-display window, expand the Textile City, The radiation range and marketing network, seek to establish in order to Keqiao as the center, radiating the world's leading international textile and textile center and business district. Exhibitors continue to do promotions and innovative articles, go outside the exhibition is the most direct and efficient explore the market, one of the tools catch enough information to select industries in line with the characteristics of Shaoxing County, exhibition, organize and guide the company through international exhibition to explore the market . Changes in the international market for the new features, both inside and outside the active organizations to participate in the practical effectiveness and impact of the brand of exhibition. In the consolidation of existing markets, based on the expansion of Eastern Europe, South Asia, Africa, South America, the ASEAN and other emerging markets to achieve diversification of the export market. Continue to participate in international exhibitions as the expansion of the market, an important measure to enhance the brand. To increase the export of innovative projects, innovation platforms, innovation base of the "three hit" construction, promote transformation and upgrading of exports.

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