From the domestic situation, even though prices have been in a rising channel in the first half, but that does not mean that consumer purchasing power. In fact from all over the country sent back data can be seen, although the situation has improved over last year, but businesses generally reflect the market is not optimistic, judging from the market, the market continues to slump in the first half of this year has been verified.
2013 first quarter, China exported 4.07 million tons building and sanitary ceramics, an increase of 7%; exports amounted to $ 1.9 billion, an increase of 63.8%; export value grew faster than exports growth rate of 57 percent, the export commodity structure optimization.
Demand from the international market, a quarter of Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the United States and other major state building and sanitary ceramics export growth were maintained at above 20%. From the export market, sanitary ceramics exports are still mainly in Europe, America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East and other regions, the basic pattern of export markets has not changed much, but the emerging market growth significantly higher than the traditional European markets.
A quarter, Foshan Inspection and Quarantine area of sanitary ceramics products exports amounted to $ 10,223,200, an increase of 3.68%. As of March 25, Zhangzhou export ceramic sanitary products amounted $ 9,991,700, an increase of 5.22%. Chaozhou ceramics export 81.84 million U.S. dollars, down 4.1%.
From the export situation, 2,3 month export volume declining, March MoM in February export prices also fell $ 135 / t, with exports increasing pressure in the first half bath products export situation is not optimistic.