China Collective Enterprises Increased in Textile & Garment Export in Jan.-Feb. 2003

In terms of the property of enterprises, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) took the largest share of 45 percent in the total export value of textiles and garments in Jan.-Feb. 2003, followed by foreign-funded enterprises (Chinese-foreign cooperative enterprises, joint ventures and exclusively foreign-owned enterprises) by 36 percent and collective enterprises by 10 percent.  

The export value of SOEs was US$4.345 billion in Jan.-Feb. 2003, up by 8.82 percent from a year ago; that of foreign-funded enterprises was US$3.476 billion, up by 23.89 percent; and that of collective ones was US$943 million, up by 33.02 percent. 

As for China’s import of textiles and garments in Jan.-Feb. 2003, foreign-funded enterprises plays the biggest role by 70 percent of the total, followed by SOEs (24 percent) and collective enterprises (4 percent).  

The import volume of SOEs was US$491 million in Jan.-Feb. 2003, up by 6.34 percent from a year ago; that of foreign-funded enterprises was US$1.445 billion, up by 22.29 percent; and that of collective ones was US$81 million, up by 27.04 percent.