![]() Failing to do so may have a devastating effect on the global competitiveness of the European textile industry. This in turn leads to uncertainty with the consumer, resulting in low demand and gloomy prospects for the entire value chain.ĭirector General Dirk Vantyghem commented on these latest figures: “ This report confirms once again that “textiles” is one of the most globalised sectors of the European economy, and hence the importance of taking that global dimension into account, when designing EU and national policies. This obviously reflects the very high inflation figures from last year, caused initially by the rising energy prices and changing central bank policies. EU’s export of textile products has increased by 13% in value, but actually dropped by nearly 7% in volume. The EURATEX Spring Report highlights significant differences between trade in value and in volume. For instance, the ongoing FTA negotiations with India should focus on improving market access and ensure “fair” competition with local companies. More needs to be done to support their activities in established markets but also emerging economies. EU companies are world leader in high end fashion products and in technical textiles. We also need to strengthen our efforts on the EU’s export performance, so as to rebalance our trade relations with the rest of the world. Market surveillance will need to be stepped up massively, without becoming a barrier to trade. With imports now reaching €140 billion, it will be a challenge to effectively control the quality and compliance over these imports. It also challenges the Commission’s ambition is to promote – and prevail – high quality and sustainable textile products on the Single Market – regardless where they have been produced. Instead, our dependency has increased, and becomes critical in certain raw materials and fibres. Such a growing deficit is a cause for concern the objective of the EU’s Industrial Strategy to strengthen our resilience and “strategic autonomy” is not happening. As a result, the EU’s trade deficit in textiles and clothing has increased to €70 billion, which is 48% higher than the year before. ![]() This record growth of total trade is mainly due to a sharp increase of clothing imports (+36,6% in value), especially from China and Bangladesh, which outweighs our positive export performance. In 2022, EU trade in textiles and clothing has exceeded, for the first time in history, the €200 billion mark. Brussels, – European textile industry is exposed to global pressures more than ever before policy makers need to consider that global dimension.ĮURATEX released today its 2023 Spring Report, which analyses latest trade flows for textiles and clothing products.
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