In 2024, driven by factors such as the recovery of domestic and international market demand and the adjustment of product structure, China's clothing production will steadily rebound. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to December 2024, the industrial added value of enterprises above designated size in the clothing industry increased by 0.8% year-on-year, with a growth rate 0.4 percentage points faster than the first three quarters and 8.4 percentage points higher than the same period in 2023; Enterprises above designated size completed a clothing production of 20.462 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 4.22%. The growth rate slowed down by 0.19 percentage points compared to the first three quarters and increased by 12.91 percentage points compared to the same period in 2023. Among them, the production of down clothing increased by 17.8% year-on-year, with a growth rate of 41.6 percentage points compared to -23.8% in 2023.
In terms of exports, most categories show a trend of increasing quantity and decreasing price, with only down jackets experiencing a decrease in export volume and an increase in price. The export quantity decreased by 35.7% year-on-year, and the export unit price increased by 13.5% year-on-year.