Source: China National Textile and Apparel Council
Author: Silk Department
Date: 2024-12-23 11:27:59
According to data from the EU Statistical Office, from January to October 2024, Italy’s international silk trade amounted to $4.349 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 5.54%. Among this, exports were $2.898 billion, down 5.91% year-on-year, and imports were $1.452 billion, a decrease of 4.80% year-on-year. (See attached table for details)
Exports:
Table 1: All Italy’s Silk Export Value to Major Markets from January to October 2024
Currency: 10,000 USD
| Country/Region | Export Value | Percentage (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 289,772.84 | 100.00 | -5.91 |
| France | 37,864.46 | 13.07 | -10.48 |
| United States | 26,393.90 | 9.11 | -4.93 |
| Germany | 18,900.07 | 6.52 | -11.45 |
| China | 14,969.31 | 5.17 | 1.70 |
| Hong Kong, China | 12,810.01 | 4.42 | -8.20 |
| Spain | 12,136.19 | 4.19 | -3.14 |
| Russia | 11,893.15 | 4.10 | -2.41 |
| South Korea | 10,225.84 | 3.53 | -11.72 |
| United Kingdom | 10,001.26 | 3.45 | -1.90 |
(Source: GTF)
Table 2: Italy’s Raw Silk Products Export Value to Major Markets from January to October 2024
Currency: 10,000 USD
| Country/Region | Export Value | Percentage (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 6,821.61 | 100.00 | -3.24 |
| Romania | 2,429.92 | 35.62 | -20.70 |
| France | 966.66 | 14.17 | -24.33 |
| Germany | 931.55 | 13.66 | 101.05 |
| Austria | 708.55 | 10.39 | 151.11 |
(Source: GTF)
Table 3: Italy’s Raw Silk Products Export Quantity to Major Markets from January to October 2024
Units: Tons, USD/kg
| Country/Region | Export Volume (tons) | Year-on-Year Change (%) | Export Price (USD/kg) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 899.96 | 0.08 | 75.80 | -3.31 |
| Romania | 326.52 | -23.58 | 74.42 | 3.76 |
| France | 207.14 | 62.47 | 46.67 | -53.43 |
| Germany | 66.48 | 88.17 | 140.12 | 6.84 |
| Austria | 56.71 | 83.31 | 124.94 | 36.98 |
| Tunisia | 56.09 | -2.76 | 54.00 | 19.08 |
(Source: GTF)
Table 4: Italy’s Silk Fabrics Export Value to Major Markets from January to October 2024
Currency: 10,000 USD
| Country/Region | Export Value | Percentage (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 55,529.95 | 100.00 | -10.82 |
| France | 6,556.66 | 11.81 | -25.77 |
| Sri Lanka | 5,792.48 | 10.43 | 17.51 |
| Tunisia | 3,619.12 | 6.52 | -20.57 |
| Germany | 3,115.86 | 5.61 | -29.56 |
| China | 2,966.67 | 5.34 | 10.48 |
(Source: GTF)
Table 5: Italy’s Silk Finished Products Export Value to Major Markets from January to October 2024
Currency: 10,000 USD
| Country/Region | Export Value | Percentage (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 227,421.28 | 100.00 | -4.71 |
| France | 30,341.14 | 13.34 | -5.73 |
| United States | 24,693.99 | 10.86 | -4.56 |
| Germany | 14,852.66 | 6.53 | -9.75 |
| China | 11,884.43 | 5.23 | -0.40 |
| Hong Kong, China | 11,785.63 | 5.18 | -6.62 |
| Russia | 11,474.29 | 5.05 | -2.21 |
| Spain | 10,239.69 | 4.50 | 0.31 |
(Source: GTF)
Imports:
Table 6: All Italy’s Silk Product Import Value from Major Sources from January to October 2024
Currency: 10,000 USD
| Country/Region | Import Value | Percentage (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 145,156.56 | 100.00 | -4.80 |
| China | 33,479.98 | 23.06 | 1.71 |
| France | 12,715.38 | 8.76 | -9.16 |
| Romania | 10,718.62 | 7.38 | -21.18 |
| Spain | 10,669.18 | 7.35 | 14.71 |
| Germany | 9,234.13 | 6.36 | 26.50 |
| Turkey | 8,500.03 | 5.86 | -15.85 |
(Source: GTF)
Table 7: Italy’s Raw Silk Products Import Value from Major Sources from January to October 2024
Currency: 10,000 USD
| Country/Region | Import Value | Percentage (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 17,174.60 | 100.00 | -7.31 |
| Romania | 7,242.38 | 42.17 | -15.64 |
| China | 6,924.54 | 40.32 | -1.78 |
| Germany | 1,097.16 | 6.39 | 18.39 |
| Austria | 605.28 | 3.52 | 518.36 |
(Source: GTF)
Table 8: Italy’s Raw Silk Products Import Quantity from Major Sources from January to October 2024
Units: Tons, USD/kg
| Country/Region | Import Volume (tons) | Year-on-Year Change (%) | Import Price (USD/kg) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 2,516.87 | -6.48 | 68.24 | -0.88 |
| China | 1,194.25 | -3.24 | 57.98 | 1.51 |
| Romania | 865.71 | -16.90 | 83.66 | 1.52 |
| Germany | 219.73 | 37.19 | 49.93 | -13.70 |
| Austria | 50.42 | 489.62 | 120.05 | 4.87 |
(Source: GTF)
Table 9: Italy’s Silk Fabrics Import Value from Major Sources from January to October 2024
Currency: 10,000 USD
| Country/Region | Import Value | Percentage (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 28,159.53 | 100.00 | -10.49 |
| China | 12,342.92 | 43.83 | 0.92 |
| Turkey | 6,328.41 | 22.47 | -6.42 |
| France | 1,753.32 | 6.23 | -18.50 |
| South Korea | 960.36 | 3.41 | -31.74 |
| Serbia | 939.01 | 3.33 | -12.60 |
(Source: GTF)
Table 10: Italy’s Silk Finished Products Import Value from Major Sources from January to October 2024
Currency: 10,000 USD
| Country/Region | Import Value | Percentage (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
| Total | 99,822.43 | 100.00 | -2.60 |
| China | 14,212.51 | 14.24 | 4.23 |
| France | 10,917.70 | 10.94 | -7.27 |
| Spain | 10,363.67 | 10.38 | 20.64 |
| Germany | 7,407.45 | 7.42 | 32.52 |
| Bangladesh | 5,549.58 | 5.56 | -3.46 |
| Netherlands | 5,449.37 | 5.46 | 0.56 |
| Belgium | 4,912.11 | 4.92 | -12.01 |
| Tunisia | 3,598.82 | 3.61 | -18.77 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,275.14 | 3.28 | -26.10 |
(Source: GTF)
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