World markets for textile machinery: part 2—fabric manufacture

摘要

2014 was a mixed year for the international fabric machinery market. There were increases in shipments of electronic flatbed knitting machinery and double jersey circular knitting machinery but there were declines in shipments of shuttleless weaving machinery, single jersey circular knitting machinery, and hand knitting and semi-automatic flat knitting machinery. In the weaving sector, shipments of shuttleless looms fell by 14% following declines of 4% in 2013 and 44% in 2012. However, the decline in 2012 came after a 44% increase in 2011 and a hike of 146% in 2010. As a result, shipments in 2014 were still at their sixth highest level on record. However, they were lower than their annual average over the ten years to 2014. The fall in 2014 was due entirely to a 40% decline in shipments to the textile industry in China.