China'S Leather Industry Imports Grew By 12% Over The First Half Of The Year.

The economic operation of light industry and leather industry in China in the first half of 2007 is the second year of the implementation of the 11th Five-Year plan. It is also a crucial year for China's economic and social development. In general, the domestic and international environment is conducive to the development of light industry.

From the international environment, the world economy continues to grow, and international trade continues to expand. The pace of global industrial restructuring and industrial pfer is accelerating.

Although the rise of international trade protectionism has made trade frictions against China increasing, the RMB exchange rate has an impact on the international competitiveness of some export products, but the general trend of international trade integration will not change.

From the domestic situation, the national economy continued to maintain steady and rapid growth.

With the full implementation of Scientific Outlook on Development, the pace of new rural construction and the construction of a conservation oriented society has been quickened, regional economic development has been more coordinated, the income of urban and rural residents has increased steadily, and the consumption structure has been upgraded rapidly.

In short, the good development environment at home and abroad has promoted the rapid growth of light industry and leather industry, and maintained a relatively good profit level. Export growth has dropped somewhat, and import growth has continued to increase.

1, production continues to grow rapidly and efficiency is steadily improving.

Light industry: in the first half of the year, the light industrial enterprises above Designated Size reached a total output value of 34373 billion yuan, an increase of 27.6% over the same period last year, and the production and sales rate was 97.38%, which was unchanged from the same period last year.

In the month of 1-5, the sales revenue of light industrial enterprises above the scale was 26150 billion yuan, up 27.3%, and the total profits and taxes were 201 billion 200 million yuan, up 28.7% over the same period.

Leather industry: in the first half of the year, the total output value of leather, fur and products enterprises above Designated Size reached 216 billion 300 million yuan, up 24% from the same period last year, an increase of 2 percentage points over the same period last year.

In 1-5, the sales revenue of leather, fur and products enterprises above Designated Size reached 159 billion 600 million yuan, up 23.9% from the same period last year, and the total profits and taxes were 11 billion yuan, up 28.9% over the same period last year.

2, export growth has dropped and imports have maintained rapid growth.

(1) light industry: in the first half of this year, exports of light industrial products increased by US $124 billion 100 million, an increase of 20% over the same period last year, and imports of US $31 billion 900 million, an increase of 20.9%, and a trade surplus of US $92 billion 200 million.

Leather industry: in the first half of this year, China's leather industry and footwear exports amounted to US $20 billion 700 million, an increase of 14% over the same period last year, an increase of 2 percentage points over the same period last year, and imports of US $4 billion 100 million, an increase of 12% over the same period last year, an increase of 5 percentage points over the same period last year and a 16 billion 600 million US dollar trade surplus.