Although cotton prices continue to fall in recent years, cotton prices have fallen. However, this did not lead to a fall in clothing prices. According to media reports, the summer wear prices in Guangzhou increased by 20% to 30% over the same period.

Not only in Guangzhou, but also in some clothing markets in our province. Summer wear Price increases.

Summer wear prices go up

In the evening of June 3rd, reporters came to the capital city of the north. The women's wear counters on the two floor are all kinds of women's clothes. However, it is hard for journalists to find products with a single item below 300 yuan.

During the visit, a number of salesmen told reporters that this year, its sales Clothing price It did not decrease because of the decline in cotton prices, but it increased.

In a Zhejiang brand clothing counter, a saleswoman said that they sold a lady's dress before the Spring Festival, which sold 380 yuan, and now it has risen to 450 yuan. "Not all cotton prices have been lowered, but how are clothes rising?" the reporter was puzzled. "The price of clothing has gone up, and we have to follow suit." The salesman answered with a smile.

Ms. Kang, who came to buy clothes, told reporters that she was informed of the decline in cotton prices in the media. She thought that the price of clothing would go down, but she did not expect it to go up. She dismissed the idea of buying more clothes on the Dragon Boat Festival.

Sun Weilun, President of the provincial textile and garment industry association, said that according to statistics, the clothing sales price in our province increased by 15% over the fourth quarter of last year from 1 to April.

Statistics from the statistics department showed that the clothing consumption index increased by -0.2, 0.4, 0.8 and 1.4, respectively, from 1 to April. Shanghai securities research data show that the price range of the national brand clothing enterprises is generally between 10% and 20%, much higher than that given by the Statistics Bureau.

Why do clothes raise prices?

Why? Cotton price Down 30%, while clothing prices are rising steadily?

Sun Weilun analysis, cotton prices decline, in the long run can reduce some of the cost of clothing enterprises, but will not immediately reflect the terminal sales link. Although the price of cotton is falling, it will take at least half a year to spanmit to the terminal market.

Insiders said that the rise in clothing prices was partly due to a sharp rise in cotton prices last year. In general, clothing manufacturers will buy cloth several months in advance, and the cotton used for these fabrics is the one that went up last year.

That is to say, a small "time difference" makes the textile enterprises and consumers at the two ends of the industrial chain not get tangible benefits.

Liu Wuxi, a clothing company owner of T-shirt culture shirt in Suning County, said that the proportion of cloth occupied by the total cost of clothing is not very large. Labor and freight are the main reasons. The increase of this part of cost is much higher than that of cloth price. "Last year it was enough to hire a worker for 1500 dollars a month, and now 2000 yuan is not good for it. Workers will also have to use van to pick up and go to work, which will increase the production cost of enterprises. " Liu Wuxi said.

Sun Weilun also believes that if other cost prices do not fall, this winter clothing will not only fall in price, or even further increase prices. "The fall of cotton prices in the current round is still good news for the terminal garment enterprises, while the retail price is rising while the material cost is decreasing. The gross profit margin of the enterprise will not be reduced by other costs." Sun Weilun said.