From January to April 2024, the industrial textile industry continued its good development trend in the first quarter, the growth rate of industrial added value continued to expand, the main economic indicators of the industry and key sub-areas continued to pick up and improve, and the export trade maintained steady growth. In terms of production, according to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, the output of nonwovens of enterprises above designated size from January to April increased by 10.3% year-on-year, returning to double-digit growth since April 2021; The continuous release of the consumption potential of the automobile market led to a 17.0% year-on-year increase in cord fabric production.

In terms of economic benefits, according to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to April, all major economic indicators of the industrial textile industry achieved positive growth, and the total operating income and profit of enterprises above designated size increased by 6.5% and 27.9% respectively, and the operating profit margin was 3.7%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points. From January to April 2024, the main economic indicators of the industrial textile industry growth data source: National Bureau of Statistics, China Industrial Textile Industry Association by field, from January to April, the total operating income and profit of enterprises above designated size in the nonwovens industry increased by 3% and 0.9%, respectively, and the operating profit margin was 2.1%, the same as the same period in 2023; The operating income of enterprises above designated size in the rope, rope and cable industry increased by 26% year-on-year, the growth rate ranked first in the industry, the total profit increased by 14.9% year-on-year, and the operating profit margin was 2.9%, down 0.3 percentage points year-on-year. The total operating income and profit of enterprises above designated size in the textile belt and cord fabric industry increased by 6.5% and 32.3%, respectively, and the operating profit margin was 2.3%, an increase of 0.5 percentage points. The operating income of enterprises above the scale of the tent and canvas industry decreased by 0.9% year-on-year, the total profit increased by 13% year-on-year, and the operating profit margin was 5.6%, an increase of 0.7 percentage points year-on-year; The total operating income and profit of enterprises above designated size in the filter and geotextile industry increased by 14.4% and 63.9%, respectively, and the operating profit margin of 6.8% was the highest level in the industry, an increase of 2.1 percentage points year-on-year. In terms of international trade, according to China Customs data (customs 8-digit HS code statistics), from January to April 2024, the export value of industrial textile industry reached 13.4 billion US dollars, an increase of 1.3%; Imports were $1.6 billion, down 5.3 percent from a year earlier. By product, industrial coated fabric is the industry's highest export amount of products, exports reached 1.64 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.1%; Felt/tents followed with $1.55 billion in exports, down 3% year-on-year; The export of nonwovens maintained a good trend, with the export volume of 468,000 tons, worth 1.31 billion US dollars, up 17.8% and 6.2% respectively. The export of disposable sanitary products (diapers, sanitary napkins, etc.) fell back, the export value was 1.1 billion US dollars, a slight decrease of 0.6%, of which the export value of female sanitary products fell significantly, a decrease of 26.2%; The export value of industrial glass fiber products increased by 3.4% year on year, the export value of canvas and leather base cloth narrowed to 2.3%, and the export value of wire and rope textiles and packaging textiles fell further. The overseas demand for wiping products is strong, the export of wiping cloth (excluding wipes) is 530 million US dollars, an increase of 19%, and the export of wet wipes maintains rapid growth, exports reached 300 million US dollars, an increase of 38%.

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