Cotton prices fall by 40% in autumn and increase 15% Labor and transportation costs rise

A long-sleeved little shirt 188 yuan, a cotton trousers 499 yuan ... ... Yesterday, in the mall to see some of the brand autumn prices this year, the public Zhang ** quite puzzled. “Recently, international and domestic cotton prices have plummeted. Autumn prices have risen rather than fallen.” Yesterday, the reporter learned from the interview that autumn clothes have begun to be put on shelves in Shenyang, and the price has risen by 15%, which has not been affected by the plunge in cotton prices. .

Autumn's upside down 15%

In February last year, the price of cotton soared to a record high of nearly 35,000 yuan/ton, a rise of up to 70%. However, from this year onwards, cotton prices began to plummet. As of yesterday, the price of cotton has fallen below 21,000 yuan/ton, and the price cuts have been reduced. More than 40%.

“Recently, cotton prices have plummeted. Is it cheap for autumn?” Yesterday, the public Zhang** came to a shopping mall in Central Street and discovered that the prices of some newly listed women’s wear brands had not been reduced, but they had also increased in price.

During the visit, the reporter found that although the weather is still hot, many brand-name clothing counters in shopping malls have been put on new autumn clothes. In a few brand clothing counters, the reporter noticed that the clothing in the store not only did not cut prices, but rose by 10%-15%.

Ms. Zhao, the boss of a certain brand of women's clothing, told reporters that she had just participated in the fall/winter outfit for the brand's clothing. Although she had a certain psychological expectation in advance, she still felt a little bit up after seeing the price. "This fall prices have generally risen by about 15%. It is estimated that the price of winter clothes will be higher."

In addition to the imperative of women's rising prices, some sports brands that have not risen for many years have also joined the tide of price increases. Nike's latest quarterly earnings report said that due to the rise in oil prices, labor costs, and shipping costs, footwear and apparel products will start to increase in price in the spring of 2012 globally. The domestic sportswear giant Li Ning also said that due to the increase in wages and raw material costs, it is expected that the cost will increase by an average of 20% this year and the product price will have a double-digit increase. At the same time, at the same time, several sports shoe companies also invariably "increased the sales price of footwear products", with an average increase of about 10%.

Labor and transportation costs have pushed up apparel prices. A person in charge of a clothing company in Shenyang told reporters that the recent cotton price cuts have actually lowered the company’s costs and the profit margins have increased. However, the company’s current finished products are made from the same raw materials. Benefit, so there is no plan to lower prices.

In October last year, Shenyang City Garment and Textile Industry Chamber of Commerce Secretary Ruan Jinghong once said that the price of cotton will continue to grow. The price of clothing made of pure cotton as raw materials will rise. The facts also prove that the price of autumn and winter clothing has risen by nearly 30%. In the context of the current plunge in cotton prices, why did the price of clothing not rise?

Pei Jinghong told reporters that although international and domestic cotton prices have plummeted, because the raw materials used by apparel companies are almost all high-priced reserves, and garment companies generally produce products for the next few quarters in advance, so the impact of cotton prices plunge on apparel companies and Not great. “From the autumn clothes that are gradually listed, we can see that there has been no price drop, but there has been a certain increase. For apparel companies, inflationary pressure is greater, and labor prices and transportation costs increase, and price cuts are basically impossible. ."