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Lightweight polyester-cotton fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in lightweight polyester-cotton fabric totaled $1.6 billion (271 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 54% of exports, followed by Pakistan (12%) and the United States (4%); the top importers were Bangladesh (11%), Vietnam (10%) and Sri Lanka (4%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 18%.

Summary

World trade
$1.6billion
Tonnes
271thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,962
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$871 million · 53.8%
  2. Pakistan$189 million · 11.7%
  3. United States$63 million · 3.9%
  4. Indonesia$55 million · 3.4%
  5. Thailand$46 million · 2.8%
  6. India$46 million · 2.8%
  7. Malaysia$34 million · 2.1%
  8. Vietnam$32 million · 2%
  9. Japan$29 million · 1.8%
  10. Germany$29 million · 1.8%
  11. Italy$25 million · 1.6%
  12. Turkey$23 million · 1.4%
  13. Hong Kong$23 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  14. Spain$19 million · 1.2%
  15. South Korea$14 million · 0.86%
  16. Taiwan$13 million · 0.81%
  17. France$10 million · 0.61%
  18. Portugal$9 million · 0.54%
  19. Belgium$8 million · 0.48%
    re-exports
  20. El Salvador$7 million · 0.44%

Top importers

  1. Bangladesh$178 million · 11%
  2. Vietnam$159 million · 9.8%
  3. Sri Lanka$68 million · 4.2%
  4. United Arab Emirates$57 million · 3.5%
  5. Myanmar$51 million · 3.1%
  6. Indonesia$50 million · 3.1%
  7. Mexico$48 million · 3%
  8. Cambodia$46 million · 2.9%
  9. Italy$37 million · 2.3%
  10. Morocco$35 million · 2.2%
  11. South Africa$30 million · 1.9%
  12. Spain$30 million · 1.8%
  13. Honduras$29 million · 1.8%
  14. Russia$28 million · 1.7%
  15. Kenya$28 million · 1.7%
  16. Uganda$26 million · 1.6%
  17. United States$25 million · 1.5%
  18. South Korea$24 million · 1.5%
  19. Ukraine$24 million · 1.5%
  20. Pakistan$23 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • China 0.87
  • Pakistan 0.19
  • United States 0.06
  • Indonesia 0.05
  • Thailand 0.05

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.90.87
Pakistan0.230.19
United States0.080.06
Indonesia0.190.05
Thailand0.160.05

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 8% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $5,962

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,545
1996$5,628
1997$5,218
1998$5,249
1999$4,472
2000$4,651
2001$4,343
2002$4,275
2003$4,249
2004$4,506
2005$4,557
2006$4,938
2007$5,220
2008$5,717
2009$5,861
2010$5,750
2011$6,905
2012$6,294
2013$6,451
2014$6,577
2015$5,947
2016$5,914
2017$6,137
2018$5,800
2019$5,773
2020$5,308
2021$5,740
2022$5,949
2023$5,738
2024$5,962

What it includes

  • 5513 · Lightweight polyester-cotton fabric

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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