Ceramic exports have more difficults(4/11/2010)

Foreign trade department reminded export enterprises should pay close attention to early preparations to cope with.
According to yesterday and Foshan Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade Customs jointly released the first compilation of 12 "Fair Trade, Foshan City Briefing" (hereinafter referred to as "presentation"), said 1 to 2 months of this year, Guangdong exported tiles grew 58.5%, but the overall price actually was down, and potential risks of trade frictions.

Although Foshan ceramic enterprises were opened in rapid growth trend in exports, but has the lower prices of total exports. "Brief" shows "1 February 2010, export volume growth of Guangdong ceramic tile 58.5%, while export value increased 58.2%, increase the number of greater than 0.3 percentage point increase in value."

But since 2004 export prices continued to rise in Guangdong ceramic tile, product value grew faster than the number of growth. From 2006 to 2008 the export value of Guangdong ceramic tile is greater than the increase in the number of increase of 15 percentage points.
But the financial crisis in 2009, this trend has reversed, the number and value of the growth has significantly narrowed the gap. Guangdong ceramic export volume in 2009 grew by 2.3%, while value grew by only 0.4% increase in the number of increase of 1.9 percentage points greater than the value. "Ceramics export has always been re-sold to foreign national can not digest, especially under the influence of the financial crisis last year, many enterprises are eager to digest inventory dumping strategy to maintain market, large and small enterprises in the use of varying degrees." An anonymous official told the ceramic business writer.
(by China Leiyuan, 4/11/2010)