Global service trade will continue to weaken in the first half of 2023.


A report released by the World Trade Organization on the 22nd shows that global services trade continued to weaken in the fourth quarter of 2022, dragged down by slow growth in major global economies, and may remain weak in the first few months of 2023.
The latest edition of the World Trade Organization's Services Trade Barometer, released on the same day, shows that the global services trade index was 98.3, down from 105.5 released in June 2022.
The report says that global services trade exceeded its pre-pandemic peak in the second quarter of 2022, driven by tourism, information and communication technology services, and financial services spending. However, affected by the declining growth prospects of major services economies, the year-on-year growth of physical business services began to slow down from the third quarter of 2022 and may slow further in the fourth quarter of 2022 and in 2023.
According to the compilation rules, the prosperity line value of the global services trade index is 100, which means that the growth of global services trade is in line with the medium-term trend expectations; an index greater than 100 indicates that services trade growth is higher than expected, and vice versa.
The World Trade Organization first published the Services Trade Barometer in September 2019, reflecting the flow and changing trends of global services trade. The report is published twice a year.

Leaders from Xiamen C&D Group visited Tongzhou for investigation and guidance


On March 3, Wang Yongqing, Vice President of Xiamen CNOOC Group, visited Tongzhou Group for investigation and guidance. Wei Gangmin, Chairman of our company; Huang Hongyu, President; Li Tao, Vice President; and Zhang Zhiyan, Director of the General Office, met with and participated in a symposium.


Tongzhou Cotton Market Brief, Week 1 of March 2025


1) This week's National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (NPC & CPPCC) in China boosted market expectations for steady growth. In February, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing stood at 50.2%, up 1.1 percentage points from the previous month, indicating a significant improvement in the manufacturing sector.


In 2024, China's exports of dyed and printed fabrics to Vietnam and Bangladesh increased significantly.


In 2024, China's dyeing industry saw rapid export growth to ASEAN and RCEP member countries, exceeding the overall export growth rate. However, this growth was accompanied by a decline in prices. From January to December, China's exports of eight major dyeing products to ASEAN totaled 7.908 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 12.14%, 4.61 percentage points higher than the overall export growth rate, accounting for 23.58% of total exports. The average export price was US\$1.19 per meter, a year-on-year decrease of 2.75%, 0.64 percentage points lower than the overall decline. Exports to RCEP member countries totaled 8.431 billion meters, a year-on-year increase of 11.35%, 3.82 percentage points higher than the overall export growth rate. The average export price was US\$1.17 per meter, a year-on-year decrease of 2.79%, 0.60 percentage points lower than the overall decline.


President Huang Hongyu was invited to attend the 2025 Zhangjiagang Cotton Industry Development Conference


On February 28, Mr. Huang Hongyu, President of our company, was invited to attend the 2025 Zhangjiagang Cotton Industry Development Conference and, as a guest speaker at the "Xiangshan Roundtable," shared his views on the cotton market and trading opportunities.