Ever since 2011, with the domestic coastal area manufacturing industry in energy, raw materials, the land of the rising labor costs, especially, the domestic low cost competitive advantage is gradually lose, part to make high-end products and export furniture is given priority to coastal furniture enterprise began to shift to the mainland and overseas, and to seek the comprehensive cost low production base, a from domestic to the Midwest, China coastal to overseas industry shift is underway. But, as the eastern coastal area "hire difficult", "labor shortage" the phenomenon such as frequency, the Midwest labor price is rising.
According to the customs statistics, 2011 years ago by three quarter huangpu port exports furniture and their parts (hereinafter referred to as "furniture") 1.23 billion dollars,dinning chair more than the same period last year (the same below) growth rate of 0.8%.
A, 2011 years ago by 3 quarter huangpu port furniture the main characteristic of export
(a) September year-on-year growth of exports, annulus comparing decline. In January 2011, the huangpu port exports furniture $170 million, creating the biggest export highs in recent years. Quickly fell in February, a few months later and make bigger; That month in September export furniture 140 million us dollars, up 7.3%, annulus comparing fell 7.2%.
(2) general trade, processing trade and export a hot a cold. 2011 years ago, three quarters of the huangpu port to general trade export furniture way $790 million, up 8.4%, the same period of huangpu port furniture exports (the same below) 64.7%; Processing trade means to export $430 million, down 10.7%, to 34.8%.
(3) the main export market for the European Union, the United States and the asean, a sharp increase in asean export. 2011 years ago, three quarters of the huangpu port exports to the United States in furniture $330 million, down 15.4%; Exports to Europe furniture $260 million, down 1.6%; To the export $160 million, a 31.5% growth; On the above three markets accounted for 61.1% of total exports. In addition, the Hong Kong and Japan exports are $83.93 million and $72.24 million, up by 30.6% and 12.5% respectively.
(4) foreign investment enterprises to export share account for almost five into. 2011 years ago, three quarters, the foreign investment enterprise the huangpu port exports furniture $610 million, down 3.8%, to 49.4%. Over the same period, the private enterprise export furniture $470 million, up 6.2%, 38.3%; The state-owned enterprise exported us $130 million, an increase of 5.4%, to 10.8%.
Two, 2011 years ago by three quarter huangpu port furniture export a small drop main reason
(a) the major consumer market demand, falling export furniture is restrained. On September the ISM manufacturing purchasing managers' index of 51.6, although a last month had increased, but growth is not obvious, still remained at the low. In addition, August KaiGongLiang for 571000 sets of new homes in the United States, more than 601000 sets of July dropped 5%, and dropped for two consecutive months; And sign the sales index after 7 secondhand the room fell 1.3% y/y after August secondhand the room signed sales index continues to have dropped by 1.2% month-on-month; A variety of data show the U.S. real estate market is still in the adjustment process, restricted the furniture product demand. At the same time, September the eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index initial value 48.4, for 2009 years the lowest since August, including new orders index of 44.8, for the fourth month fell; European debt crisis by September, the economy of the euro area confidence 95.0, for seven consecutive month in down; The consumer confidence index also showed appeared, from August's 16.5 down to 19.1. According to the customs statistics, the month in September by the huangpu port to the United States, the European Union export furniture up were down by 5.9% and 2.9%, with exports to the United States has eight months appear year-on-year drop.