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Japan's cotton yarn imports grow 11.9 % in 2014
18 Feb '15
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The imports of pure cotton yarn by Japan increased by 11.9 per cent year-on-year to 314,440 bales of 181.436 kg each, according to the data from the Japan Spinners’ Association.
Of this, the share of combed yarn imports grew by 15.3 per cent to 163,141 bales, which show that demand is recovering for manufacture of high value-added items.
Indonesia was the largest supplier of cotton yarn to Japan during the year with 113,142 bales, up 6.3 per cent year-on-year.
Japan’s cotton yarn imports from Pakistan fell 4.6 per cent to 58,137 bales, while its imports from India and Thailand increased surged by 21.4 per cent and 38.4 per cent respectively to 53,927 bales and 34,945 bales.
Combed yarn imports from both India and Thailand increased at quick pace during the year.
In 2014, Japan’s imports of blended yarn were down by 7.2 per cent to 30,599 bales.
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