By+Shen+Da

The year 2016 is the first year of Chinas 13rd Five-Year Plan period， and also the beginning of Chinas structural reform of supply-front. Guided by the reform of supply-front， dyeing and printing industry further promote industrial transformation and upgrading， by accelerating scientific and technological progress， technological innovation， adjustment of production model， and transition of market model， the economic performance of whole industry generally smooth from January to March of this year. The main business income， profit， export and other major economic indicators of above-scale enterprises have increased at different degrees compared with the same period in 2015.

A small drop in economic operation Sustained decline in production

From January to March， the printed and dyed fabric production of above-scale enterprises reached 10.828 billion meters， down 1.6%， with decrease narrowing 9.14 percentage points， which continued the downtrend of production since 2012， but the quarter-on-quarter growth of the first three months increased 13.88 percentage points than the first two months.

Operating quality and efficiency maintained smooth Smooth operating quality

From January to March 2016， three-cost ratio of above-scale enterprises was 6.25%， flat with the same period last year， among which the ratio of cotton printing and dyeing enterprises was 6.1%， 2.8 percentage points less than that of chemical fiber fabric enterprises. Profit rate of costs and expenses was 4.52%， up 0.29 percentage points year on year； finished goods turnover was 6.26 times per year， down 1.43%； accounts received turnover was 2.55 times per year， a fall of 0.28%； total assets turnover was 0.31 times per year， an increase of 0.4%， with a higher assets utilization efficiency.

Benefits continued to improve

From January to March 2016， the main business income of above-scale enterprises reached 82.995 billion yuan， up 2.68%， with growth increasing 0.67 percentage points； total profits arrived at 3.883 billion yuan， up 6.33%， with growth increasing 3.46 percentage points； profit margin of sales was 4.32%， up 0.26 percentage points compared to the same period of 2015， which shows that dyeing and printing industry is transmitting from quantity and scale-based mode to quality and benefit-orientation.

Main business income and total profits of above-scale enterprises have basically maintained increasing growth each year， in the case of a sustained decline in output， as well as the profit margin of sales remained at the level of 3% ～ 5% since the 12th Five-Year Program， the value of which from Jan. to Mar. 2016 higher than the same period of the previous 4 years.endprint

Reduction in deficit with narrowing scales

The number of money- losing enterprises above designated size added up to 411 in the first three months of 2016， with the scale of losses of 22.95%， 0.38 percentage point less than the same period of 2015， as well as the total loss was 0.482 billion yuan， down 2.51%.

Exports continued to increase with declining growth rate

From January to March 2016， the total import-export volume of eight categories of dyeing and printing products added up to 5.598 billion dollar， down 2.25%， with growth dropping by 8.14 percentage points over the same period in 2015， and also trade surplus reached 4.726 billion dollar， up 0.32% year on year， but down 10.96 percentage points in growth.

Further decrease in imports

From January to March 2016， the import volume of eight categories of printing and dyeing products reached 0.234 billion meters， down 1.45% year on year， but up 1.45 percentage points in growth rate from a year earlier； the amount of imports added up to 0.436 billion dollar， down 14.2%， with growth rate dropping 0.67 percentage point against to the same period of 2014； the average import price fell to 1.86 dollar per meter， down 3.1%， as well as the growth rate down 2.41 percentage points compared to the same period of 2015.

Export volume increased but price fell

The export volume of eight categories of printing and dyeing products reached 4.591 billion meters， up 5.56%， but down 3.86 percentage points in growth rate from a year earlier； the amount of exports added up to 5.162 billion dollar， down 1.09%， with growth rate dropping 9.35 percentage points； the average export price was 1.12 dollar per meter， down 6.3%， as well as the growth rate down 5.24 percentage points from January to March 2016.

Annual running tendency

Transformation and upgrading remains a most important problem for dyeing and printing industry in 2016， under the situation where international and domestic economic conditions are complex and severe； market demand at home and abroad is sluggish； export competitiveness is gradually weakened； economic growth in dyeing and printing industry will continue to drop slightly. So its necessary to keep steady growth while adjusting structure， actively promote structural reform of supply-front， fully implement the vital task of eliminating capacity， inventory and leverage， reducing cost， and strengthening weakness； optimize supply structure and expand internal demand， by upgrading environmental protection， technology， management and product， to achieve industry transformation and upgrading， and improve quality and efficiency of supply system.

It is expected that economic operation of printing and dyeing industry maintains overall smooth in the whole year， during which main business income， profits， exports and other indicators will continue to increase， and the decline of dyeing cloth production will be further narrowed， but downward pressure is still great.endprint