The overall trend of the first quarter economic performance printing and dyeing industry: production and sales to maintain rapid growth, profit growth has improved significantly, exports increased significantly.
First, the production and sales
National Bureau of Statistics, more than March 1 to scale printing and dyeing cloth production enterprises reached 5.721 billion meters, up 19.69%, only in March output reached 2.369 billion meters; sales income 20.325 billion yuan, an increase of 16.58%. Zhejiang, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei, Fujian production was 2.906 billion meters, 751 million meters, 727 million meters, 445 million meters, 188 million meters, 187 million meters, respectively, an increase of 24.56%, 22.11%, 5.06%, 31.27%, 17.55%, 36.50%. Zhejiang Province dyeing cloth production for the first time more than 50% of total production, has clearly demonstrated a strong competitive advantage.
In the cumulative production of over 020 million meters of provinces and cities, Tianjin, the largest increase of 40.00 percent, down there, Anhui and Shanghai, respectively, 5.00%, 1.75%.
Table 1:2004 January to March major cities dyeing cloth production distribution

Second, the economic efficiency improved significantly
According  to the National Bureau of Statistics, 1 to March , industrial output  value (current price ) 22.337 billion yuan , an increase of 17.80% ;  export delivery value of 8.122 billion yuan , an increase of 12.55% ;  sales rate of 96.00% . Profit of 400 million yuan , an increase of 16.82% , the chain increased 3.39 -fold increase in the chain record.
Third, import and export
Customs  statistics show that in the first quarter of this year, dying six  categories of imports and exports totaled $ 2.242 billion , of which  imports amounted to $ 771 million , an increase of 2.25% ; exports  amounted to $ 1.471 billion , an increase of 36.96% . Trade surplus of $ 700 million , an increase of 1.19 times .
A number of imported reduce import price rose
Dying  six categories of imports a quarter of 699 million meters , down 7.17% ;  imports amounted to $ 771 million , an increase of 2.25% , the chain  increased 49.06% . The  average import price was $ 1.10 / m , an increase of 10.00% ; dyeing  six categories of imported products , in addition to the number of  cotton blended fabric dyeing an increase of 17.86 percent , an increase  of 19.79 percent the amount , the remaining five categories all negative  growth. Total imports of cotton dyed fabric and synthetic filament fabric  imports accounted for 71.67 percent , 85.98 percent of total imports  accounted for .
Table 2: 1 to March dying six categories of imports