Source: CNTEX | Date: 2008-07-02

CNTEX exclusive: Cotton is the single most important textile fiber in the world, accounting for nearly 40 percent of total world fiber production. While some 80 countries from around the globe produce cotton, the United States, China, and India together provide over half the world's cotton. This monthly update provides official CNTAC (China National Textile & Apparel Council ) data on China import and export of cotton.

Category	Import amount (million tons)	Import value (million US$)	Export amount (million tons)	Export value (million US$)
Sep., 2007	0.2344	349.14	0.000835	1.71
Oct.,2007	0.1370	203.15	0.002664	3.48
Nov., 2007	0.1018	153.50	0.002842	3.79
Dec., 2007	0.3226	499.53	0.001608	2.55
Jan., 2008	0.1562	243.16	0.000221	0.44
Feb.，2008	0.1581	249.82	0.000393	0.78
Mar.，2008	0.2131	347.36	0.000811	7.15
Apr., 2008	0.2633	438.32	0.00963	2.09
May., 2008	0.2401	408.07	0.00854	1.73