The table below reflects China’s export of textile raw materials in Jan. 2003 (Quantity unit: Ton; Amount unit: US$10,000).
Commodity name
Quantity
Amount
Quantity up (%)
Amount up (%)
Textile raw material total
31089
7895
176.48
25.01
1. Natural raw material
19070
6678
181.59
15
(1) Silk fiber total
1491
2095
-0.27
-19.62
a. Cocoon
60
40
1370.37
1125.15
b. Mulberry cocoon
c. Raw silk
1209
1825
-6.82
-24.55
d. Mulberry silk
761
1129
-36.98
-50.08
e. Tussah silk
186
288
211.9
176.72
(2) Wool fiber total
2712
2979
32.36
5.75
a. Wool
1824
686
88.57
110.83
b. Rabbit hair
297
-33.54
-39.76
c. Cashmere
342
1827
-12
-3.51
(3) Cotton fiber total
14306
1504
410.63
412.91
a. Raw cotton
13879
1490
624.31
446.14
b. Carded cotton
22
4
31.99
33.78
(4) Bast-leaf fiber total
562
100
31.57
10.68
a. Flax
230
10
26.22
-22.62
b. Jute
35
1
131.77
84.38
c. Ramie
188
68
16.32
5.63
2. Chemical fiber total
12019
1218
168.74
139.26
(1) Synthetic fiber total
11788
1176
166.02
134.73
a. Synthetic filament
39
9
7.06
62.29
b. Synthetic staple (uncarded)
11580
1153
167.9
138.75
c. Synthetic staple (carded)
169
14
134.59
11.41
d. Nylon subtotal
62
28
75.93
122
e. Polyester subtotal
9029
724
248.02
279.49
f. Acrylic subtotal
3
-91.62
-89.9
(2) Artificial fiber total
231
41
461.67
433.91
a. Artificial filament
26
57.26
26.3
b. Diacetate filament
0
-100
c. Artificial staple (uncarded)
161
7863.17
6474.09
d. Viscose staple
88
18
4578.64
6771.78
e. Artificial staple (carded)
43
12
92.33
174.79