French textile newspaper recently reported that in May this year, France textile industry The Federation held a plenary session of the industry. The conference analyzed and discussed the situation of the textile industry in France and Europe. The chairman of the Federation held that the situation of the French textile industry in 2009 was very poor, but France was not the worst compared with other European countries. Last year, the total operating revenue of the French textile industry decreased by 15%, and its output fell by 20%. According to statistics from the European Union statistics bureau, textile production in the European Union decreased by 17% last year, of which Italy dropped by 22%, Germany dropped 19%, Spain dropped 26%, and only the UK dropped by 5%.

Reported that last year's French Textile trade The value of exports fell by 15% to 7 billion 200 million euros, while imports dropped 10% to 12 billion 400 million euros, of which European suppliers' exports to France were the most obvious. China has been ranked number one supplier in France, followed by Italy, Germany and Turkey. But as the euro depreciates against the US dollar, data may change.

Reported that the French industry believes that France in 2010 textile industry The situation is slightly better than last year. According to the monthly report of the Bank of France, the textile and garment industry's revenue at the beginning of the year is relatively stable. Since April, production has slowly recovered and orders have increased. The trend of export decline has improved, with a drop of 3% in February this year. France's textile exports to China and India have increased, but exports to Russia have fallen for a long time to 47%. France's domestic textile consumer market is still relatively weak, with a 2.5% decline in sales in the first quarter of this year, but there was a marked recovery in April. The French fashion research institute initially estimated that it could grow by 4% in April, and the textile industry will be better than last year, with a possible drop of 1%.

According to FMI, the global textile industry grew by 4% in 2010. The textile industry alliance believes that in the European Union and France, the textile industry's demand and business activities are recovering faster than other industries (chemical, construction and transportation). Therefore, the plenary calls on the industry to take the three aspects of technological innovation, industrial competitiveness and sustainable development as the central task of the future.