Cotton prices fell sharply, clothing prices were more than 10%

A well-known brand of warm pants, exactly the same style, last year about 120 yuan a, this year's discount price is 135 yuan, up 12.5%. Down jackets of the same brand with the same style have risen more than 10% from last year. Since March this year, cotton prices have fallen all the way, a drop of up to 44%. However, the prices of various brands listed in November have generally increased by 10%. The reporter learned from apparel companies yesterday that according to the usual practice, the style of autumn and winter clothing came out at the end of last year. At the beginning of this year, the pattern of fabrics was also purchased in the first half of the year. Therefore, the high price of cotton in the first half of the year led to the increase in clothing prices in the second half of the year. .

The price of cotton is still falling in the fall compared to last year. The highest purchase price of cotton this year has fallen by more than 40%. The price of cotton has been falling all the way to the end product. Consumers have a feeling that this year's clothes are significantly more expensive than last year.

According to the reporter’s clothing counters at several large malls in Dalian, the prices of autumn and winter clothes just listed are the same as last year’s spring clothes and summer clothes. A salesperson at a mall told reporters that this year's autumn and winter equipment prices have risen by about 10%.

Leading the season autumn and winter clothing prices surge, women's wear is particularly fierce than men, and some brands up to 40%. Domestic brands are more pronounced than foreign brands. The reporter found that the mainstream price of autumn and winter jackets and coats has entered the four-digit era from the past three digits.

The transmission period of cotton price lags behind Although the cotton price continues to fall, many garment companies still use high-priced cotton stocks so that the finished garment prices have risen.

The reporter inquired that the First Textile Network was informed that from October 2010, the price of cotton has been highly praised. By March 2011, domestic cotton prices have exceeded the mark of 30,000 yuan/ton, reaching the highest value in ten years. However, since March of this year, domestic cotton prices have started to fall all the way, all the way down to 19,000 yuan / ton, a drop of up to 44%. According to industry analysts, according to common practice, the style of autumn and winter clothing came out at the end of last year, and fabric purchases were also completed in the first half of the year. Most of the fall and winter wear nowadays are produced this spring, when it was the peak of the cotton price. Cotton accounts for 60% to 70% of the cost. In addition, the cost of labor is also rising, so this winter clothing has a collective price increase.

The reporter saw from the statements of the cotton spinning enterprises that have announced the third quarterly report that most cotton textile companies listed were also affected by the ups and downs of cotton prices, and many listed companies suffered a loss.

Do you pay attention to the price of spring clothes next year?

If you consider from the cost factor, you can see that the prices of autumn and winter clothes have also been increased, and the raw materials purchased by garment companies at the high cotton prices have also been digested. Subsequent purchases of cotton used for the production of spring clothing next year have seen a drop in prices by 40%. Yesterday, an industry analyst in Dalian, who declined to be named, analyzed that, excluding manual, transportation, and warehousing costs, due to the rising prices of autumn and winter equipment this year, spring inventory that will cause the 2011 backlog to spring will be digested in the spring of 2012, so next spring or There will be price cuts, with a price reduction of around 30%.