In the first six months of 2009, China's total global imports of cord fabrics reached US $31.12 million, down 28.02 percent year-on-year.
The growth rate was 12.84 percent was lower than the 15.18 percent negative growth rate registered by the textile and apparel sector as a whole.
In June 2009, China's imports of cord fabrics registered US $8.41 million and the average unit price stood for $4,700 per ton.
The June import price was $100 per ton higher than the average import price of $4,600 per ton in the first half of 2009.
Fibre2fashion News Desk - China