|
No. |
Import Countries/Regions |
Import Value (Thousand USD) |
Compared to the Same Period of Last Year |
|
1 |
Italy |
321,554 |
10.27% |
|
2 |
India |
185,208 |
-23.57% |
|
3 |
Japan |
140,897 |
7.22% |
|
4 |
USA |
109,713 |
-15.43% |
|
5 |
France |
93,104 |
7.22% |
|
6 |
Romania |
87,693 |
43.71% |
|
7 |
South Korea |
72,969 |
-10.46% |
|
8 |
Germany |
68,643 |
-3.15% |
|
9 |
China |
63,990 |
-6.91% |
|
10 |
UK |
44,839 |
3.67% |
|
11 |
Madagascar |
35,297 |
-1.91% |
|
12 |
Turkey |
31,984 |
21.02% |
|
13 |
Brazil |
23,031 |
30.94% |
|
14 |
Spain |
20,502 |
-39.22% |
|
15 |
Slovakia |
17,806 |
127.49% |
|
16 |
Malaysia |
16,562 |
16.10% |
|
17 |
Portugal |
16,450 |
-26.09% |
|
18 |
The Russian Federation |
14,513 |
298.16% |
|
19 |
Switzerland |
12,511 |
3.63% |
|
20 |
Thailand |
11,916 |
42.30% |
From Jan. to September in 2013, among the top twenty silk import countries/regions, Italy, India and Japan ranked the top three respectively, with the import value of 322 million US dollars (with an increase of 10.27%), 185 million US dollars (with a decrease of 23.57%) and 141 million US dollars (with an increase of 7.22%). Among of which, that of the Russian Federation increased the largest, with an increase of 298.16%, followed by Slovakia, with an increase of 127.49%.
Source: UN COMTRADE