| According to the State Statistics Bureau, garment CPI dropped 2.3% in June on the year-on-year basis, conducive to garment consumption. Adjusting for price, garment consumption increased 20.8% in Jan. ~ June on the year-on-year basis, which fueled the textile industry¡¯s recovery. Cotton price averaged RMB12,783/MT in June, up 0.08% over the month before but down 7.76% on the year-on-year basis. As cotton and energy price dropped more than textile industry¡¯s PPI and CPI in Jan. ~ June on the year-on-year basis, the textile industry enjoyed a monthly profit of RMB358/MT in June and the industry¡¯s profit ratio moved up to 2.04%. |