The Textile Industry Is Facing Five Severe Tests.

Before the outbreak of the financial crisis, the textile industry has already been tested by the "five difficult problems".

On the 19 day, the Executive Council of the State Council examined and determined six measures to promote the healthy development of the textile industry, aiming at coping with the international financial crisis and the impact of the changing international economic situation on economic growth and employment.

In China, the textile industry is a highly export-oriented industry. Every year, 1/3 strong cotton is imported from abroad, and more than 1/3 products depend on foreign market sales.

      国际金融危机使纺织业处境雪上加霜

Before the outbreak of the financial crisis, the textile industry faced five difficult problems: RMB appreciation and low export tax rebate rate, rising production costs and product prices, increased inventory of finished goods and liquidity, shortage of cotton and labor resources, environmental protection and social responsibility pressure.

The sharp reduction in orders has resulted in the closure of a large number of export-oriented enterprises along the coast, and a large backlog of gauze products in the mainland enterprises.

Product quality is low - the crisis brought about not only a significant reduction in external orders, but also a marked decrease in product grades and prices.

For example, the advantage of our province's cotton textile enterprises, China's 3542 factory, the original 80 or more high-end products accounted for 2/3, now can only be adjusted to 1/3; and, for example, Wuhan province Aidi, the dominant enterprise of knitted garments in our province, although the volume of orders has not been significantly reduced, including the European Union's orders, the stalls have been significantly reduced.

Technical barriers are strict. Because of the weak market, enterprises are not only difficult to take orders, but also difficult to do.

      棉花价格起落无常，产业链条或将陷入恶性循环

If the original "five difficulties" make the industry difficult, and the financial crisis will make the industry more difficult, then the cotton price fluctuation will give the industry a fatal blow.

As cotton and agricultural products prices drop and fall, all links in the textile industry chain are waiting to see and see, there is a tendency to break off the chain.

      三大措施可缓解行业压力

Under the current situation, the textile industry should deal with the financial crisis and alleviate the current pressure. In addition to actively implementing the macroeconomic regulation and control measures promulgated by the state, special policies should be adopted to ease the pressure on the industry.

      第一，优化税费环境。在纺织行业当前所处的最困难时期，建议政府改善纺织行业的税费环境，或采取阶段性的优惠政策，扶助行业渡过难关。具体讲就是国家应完善棉纺织行业的税收政策，实行和其他产业一样进17%，销17%的政策。多年来，纺织工业的主体棉纺织行业一直实行的是进13%销17%的税收政策(收购棉花时实行的是13%的进项税，销售产品时实行的是17%销项税)，长期多交4个点的税，极不合理，致使行业税负较重(大型棉纺织企业的税负都在8%～11%之间)，加之棉纺织企业棉花成本占总成本的70%～80%，仅此一项，可增加棉纺行业15%~20%左右的利润。

      第二，优化融资环境。当前企业普遍反映融资困难，流动资金基本枯竭，很可能陷入恶性循环的泥潭。而当前棉花均价在每吨1.1万元上下，是近些年来少有的现象,总有回升的可能。因此，如果政府和银行业在这个时候给予纺织企业资金支持，并按国家出台的贴息政策到位，用于企业购买棉花，可取得一举两得的效果。一方面可缓解纺织企业的困难，另一方面也可减轻棉花企业的压力。

      第三，出重拳稳定棉花市场。棉花是纺织行业的命脉，我们不怕价高，就怕价格不稳，尤其是大起大落。因此，建议国家要关注、整顿棉花期货、撮合市场，打击空头交易，积极采取措施稳定棉花价格，保证农民、农产品加工企业及纺织企业的应有利益。