Ministry Of Commerce: Import And Export Of Silk Goods In Thailand From January To April 2021

　　
        1、 Silk trade in April

According to Thai customs statistics, the trade volume of silk goods in April was 54.3823 million US dollars, a decrease of 8.28% on a month on month basis, and a year-on-year increase of 26.98%. Among them, the import volume was 23.896 million US dollars, with a month on month increase of 0.5% and a year-on-year increase of 22.7%; The export volume was US $30.4862 million, down 14.15% month on month and up 30.55% year on year. The specific commodity composition is as follows:

Import: the amount of silk was 491000 US dollars, with a month on month increase of 66.14%, a year-on-year increase of 31.71%, and a quantity of 43.46 tons, with a month on month increase of 266.31% and a year-on-year increase of 96.74%; The amount of silk and satin was US $12.0152 million, a decrease of 1.76% on a month on month basis and a year-on-year increase of 2.21%; The amount of manufactured goods was $11.3898 million, up 1.23% month on month and 55.05% year on year.

Export: the amount of silk was 239500 US dollars, a decrease of 58.93% on a month on month basis, a year-on-year increase of 19.88%, and a volume of 4.35 tons, a month on month decrease of 67.47% and a year-on-year increase of 17.8%; The amount of silk and satin was US $6.5277 million, down 15.81% month on month and up 93.11% year on year; The amount of manufactured goods was 23.7191 million US dollars, down 12.72% month on month, and increased by 19.96% year on year.

2. Silk commodity trade from January to April

From January to April, Thailand's silk trade volume was 214 million US dollars, down 10.61% year-on-year. Among them, the import volume was 9.9253 million US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 5.75%; The export volume was 114 million US dollars, down 14.47% year on year. The details are as follows:

The composition of imported goods was 1.495 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 11.36%, and the quantity was 110.32 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 15.53%; Silk was 51.7824 million, with a year-on-year increase of 4.26%; The finished products were 46.6479 million US dollars, down 15.2% year on year.

The main sources of imports were China (US $42.5994 million, down 10.66% year-on-year, accounting for 42.63%), Taiwan (US $11.3269 million, up 26.21% year-on-year, accounting for 11.34%), Vietnam (US $10.7716 million, with a year-on-year increase of 6.78%, accounting for 10.78%), Xianggang (US $6.3309 million, down 15.41% year-on-year, accounting for 6.34%), Japan (US $4.8942 million), 96%, accounting for 4.9%. The total proportion of the above five sources is 75.99%.

The composition of export commodities was 1.6176 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 54.25%, and the quantity was 53.59 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 7.09%; Silk and satin were 24.852 million, up 61.43% year on year; The finished products were 87.725 million US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 25.07%.

The main export markets were the United States (US $19132600, a year-on-year decrease of 23.73%, accounting for 16.75%), Belgium (US $16228900, a year-on-year decrease of 43.46%, accounting for 14.21%), Japan (US $10222200, a year-on-year decrease of 21.29%, accounting for 8.95%), Vietnam (US $9.1817 million, a year-on-year increase of 99.5%, accounting for 8.04%), and China (US $9.1638 million), 67%, accounting for 8.02%). The above five markets together accounted for 55.97%.