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2016-Analysis of the development of textile instrument industry1

In 2016, the demand of the world textile industry tends to increase. However, due to the regional imbalance of economic development and consumption, in China, an economy that has been developing rapidly for more than 30 years, it seems that it will not be very obvious. Due to the transfer and the structural reform of China's economy, the current growth of my country's textile industry will become the norm. If they cannot adapt to these phenomena, then China's textile enterprises will face a more severe test. The textile equipment industry is an industry that survives along with the textile equipment industry. The development and trend of the textile equipment industry will inevitably affect the development and trend of the textile equipment industry. At present, my country's textile equipment industry is also facing many difficulties. The first is the high-end market competition of internationally renowned manufacturers. , followed by the price of domestic low-end instruments, it can be said to be troubled at home and abroad, so how should my country's textile instrument industry stand out in such a dangerous situation? This article focuses on analyzing the current situation and how to make changes. At present, the market of my country's textile equipment industry is weak in domestic demand, and the growth is slow. Many textile equipment industries have even closed down directly. The export of the textile industry has declined, and the funds for testing and research and development have been greatly reduced. difficulty. Of course, there are also the rising cost of domestic raw materials, the increase in labor costs, and the increase in various items, which have led to more and more difficulties in the textile equipment industry. Of course, labor prices have become the second largest cost in the industry. Except for China, there is no other place in the world. Signs of any big swings in labor prices. Labor prices in mainland China continue to rise, leading to intense competition in the Chinese textile equipment industry, while textile costs in the rest of the world are more stable. The reason: Outside China, wages rose by just a few percentage points in 2015, and such a slow rise has been offset by continued productivity growth. This is a great thing for clothing production. Wages in the U.S. textile industry won't change much, at least not in the next year. For the fiber textile industry, the less labor costs, the better. The low cost makes manufacturers rejoice, which at least shows that there has not been much cost pressure in the past few years. What's even more surprising is that manufacturers combine labor and material costs, and the percentage of sales represented has dropped to around 67%, down from 85% a few years ago. Not only that, in countries such as the United States, the level of production technology continues to improve, and production costs may be further reduced. Other expenses in this industry have not fluctuated much either. Shipping costs have remained largely unchanged in recent years. Due to the mature industrial technology and relatively stable prices in Europe and the United States, the competitiveness of the textile equipment industry in Europe and the United States is obviously greater than that of domestic manufacturers. This has led to the low recognition of domestic textile equipment exports to Europe and the United States. Many textile equipment manufacturers are saturated in the domestic market and difficult for foreign markets. Standing deadlock.

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