Shrinkage Import Ceramics of the United States and Europe, Our Country Ceramic Pottery Still Has Demand Space(2009/12/25)
According to the U.S. Customs statistics show that in 2009 from January to April, the U.S. imported ceramics for daily use 232 million U.S. dollars, down 28.23%; of these imports from China Ceramics 161 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 69.28% share, down 18.81%. First four months of 2009, the United States Ceramics showing the depth of total imports have been a downward trend (in January year -24.73%; -31.65% year on year from January to February total; -30.03% year on year from January to March total; from January to April total year -28.23%). Is worth noting that, from the cumulative import of data, although the United States imported ceramics for daily use dwindling, but the Chinese in the U.S. import market share has remained at 69% or more, and the rate of imports from China fell consistently below the United States imported an average of decline.
Japanese Customs statistics show that in 2009 from January to April, the Japanese imported ceramics for daily use 71 million U.S. dollars, down 12.35% and imports accelerating the downward trend (13.88% year on year in January; -2.87% year on year from January to February; 1-3 on-year -7.25%; January-April year -12.35%). January-April imports from China Ceramics 42 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 58.68% share, down 3.01%. For three consecutive months from the recent statistical data, although the contraction of imports in Japan, but China has occupied the Japanese import market share rise, not fall (in February accounted for accounting for 48.44%; March 59.77%; April 62.59%).
European Union Customs statistics show that a quarter of the European Union (27 abroad, the Ministry of Trade) ceramics for daily use 287 million U.S. dollars of imports, down 23.22%; of these imports from China 213 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 74.1% share, down 21.74%. EU imports showed a downward trend (in January-year -19.48%; -19.92% year on year from January to February; January-March year -23.22%). China accounted for the proportion of EU imports of household ceramics market has always been maintained at about 75% of imports falling under the impact of European Union imports from China declined month by month the amount of money, which in March over the month were down 39.4%, than the EU average, the chain in March month decline 28.2% more than 10 percentage points.
The statistical data indicate that the impact of the financial crisis, the economies of Europe and the United States on imported ceramics for daily use continued to shrink and yet do not see any signs of stabilizing.
Although foreign imports of some developed economies continue to shrink, but because of China exports of household ceramics to middle and low end products with foreign consumer daily lives, consumers in the importing country in the compression of high-end consumer circumstances, China exports the ceramics for daily use or a larger demand for space, this point can be occupied Europe and the United States from China import market share of Japanese high as evident. Therefore, daily-use ceramics export enterprises in China, the weak external demand in the current circumstances, every effort to stabilize the traditional market development in emerging markets, adjusting business strategies, strengthen internal management and reduce costs, open up the domestic market, and so are the response to the current round of crisis-line The effective strategy.
(by China Leiyuan, 2009/12/25)