There is a tradition in three marriages. marry At that time, the woman had to marry several quilts, and miss Cohen, who wanted to be a bride, was preparing for this period of time. But when she went to the cotton shop to prepare for herself, she found out this year. Cotton price It is 16 yuan and 1 jin, but only 8 yuan in previous years, which has risen 1 times.

Coincidentally, Xiao Chen looked at the sudden drop in temperature and went to the mall to buy several sets of autumn clothes for his family and himself. He found that a set of cotton underwear bought at the beginning of the year has risen by 10 yuan. "The price has just been adjusted this month." The salesperson said, the head office informed the store that all the cotton underwear was raised by 10 yuan per set. After wandering around, Xiao Chen wondered why clothes had gone up in price.

It is understood that domestic cotton prices began rising from the beginning of this year, rising nearly 1 times in one year. China's cotton price index showed that the average price of standard cotton in 2009 was 12831 yuan / ton, which has risen to 23000 yuan / ton in October this year. Cotton prices have been rising for many reasons. On the one hand, cotton prices were frustrated by the downturn in cotton prices in 2008, and cotton farmers' confidence was frustrated. planting area Reduce. In 2009, the output of cotton in China was 6 million 400 thousand tons, which was 1 million 100 thousand tons less than that in 2008, with a drop of nearly 15%. On the other hand, last year, cotton production in Xinjiang and other major cotton producing areas decreased by nearly 1/4 due to meteorological disasters and other reasons, which further aggravated the contradiction between supply and demand imbalance. At the same time, the international cotton price is also on the rise. Cotton exporting countries such as India have suspended cotton exports, and cotton prices are unlikely to fall in the short term.

　　 From a number of clothing production, agents and retail channels in Taizhou, we know that the prices of autumn and winter clothes currently on the market are rising quietly. According to industry experts estimate, the overall price of clothing is now rising at 10%-20%.