China's cotton yarn imports totaled 68,800 tons in June, which was slightly down by 2800 tons or 3.89 percent from last month.
It was up by 12,500 tons or 22.13 percent compared with the same period of last year. For the same period, cotton yarn exports totaled 45,100 tons, which was down by 3400 tons or 7.06 percent from May, but up by 18.51 percent from year-ago levels.
From September 2004 to now, cumulative cotton yarn imports reached 613,900 tonnes, down by 4.62 percent (29,800 tons) from year-ago levels, cumulative exports totaled 380,600 tons, down by 9.44 percent (39,700 tons) from year-ago levels.