A few days ago, the Central Meteorological Observatory issued the first cold wave warning since the second half of 2020. After the warning was issued, a cold wave began to gradually freeze through our country from north to south – snowflakes were flying in many places in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and temperatures were high in many places in South my country. It has dropped to a new low since the second half of this year, and there are even “winter days” with average temperatures below 10 degrees in many places. After this cold wave, the scope of winter in southern my country is still expanding.
At the end of this month, there will be a super cold wave and the temperature will drop sharply. For the clothing and textile industry, which depends on the weather, the super cold wave is like a wave of benefits for textile workers. The hope of destocking winter clothing is here! Although this is only the current expectation for clothing sales after the cold wave comes, it will more or less boost the sales of winter clothing such as down jackets and cotton jackets. Recently, the gray fabric market has seen an increase in orders. Through research, we found that the orders currently being executed by fabric bosses are still mainly for winter clothing fabrics sold domestically. In particular, down jacket fabrics are mostly made of high-density ultra-fine denier such as 380T and 400T. In addition, there are still many stretch fabrics such as four-way stretch and high elasticity.
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Feedback from Weaving Enterprises
Manager Wang of an integrated industry and trade enterprise said: “Currently, the 300 machines in the factory are still fully operational. We mainly produce high-elasticity and ultra-fine denier. For first-class gray fabrics, the recent trading volume of this type of gray fabrics has been pretty good. The orders received by traders are mainly for ultra-fine denier fabrics, and the orders on hand can be made until the end of January, almost before the dyeing factory goes on holiday.”
Feedback from trading companies
Trader Mr. Cai also said: “I have received a lot of domestic sales orders recently, mainly for ultra-fine denier fabrics for winter clothing. The orders on hand can be completed in late January. As expected, it ended just before the holidays. There are still orders under discussion, and if placed, it may not be delivered until after the year.”
In addition, the gallbladder that matches the down jacket is also very popular. According to some gallbladder fabric manufacturers, the recent sales of gallbladder fabrics have been very good, and the stocks of some hot-selling specifications have been basically cleared, and there are even queues waiting for the goods. The volume of bile cloth has always been large, and the colder the weather, the greater its demand. The cold wave is approaching at the end of the month, and many gallbladder companies are rushing into production and working hard to stock up.
The cold wave may drive sales and demand for cold-proof clothing
According to the current market conditions, The cold wave has not yet come, but the sales of winter clothing fabrics have improved. This rising demand, whether it is for immediate replenishment or stocking up during the Spring Festival production window, reflects the recent rise in demand for winter clothing in the domestic market. Once the cold wave comes, people’s demand for thicker down jackets and cotton-padded clothes may increase, and clothing stores may usher in a wave of clearance. Then it is more likely that the clothing market will replenish orders from the fabric market in January. Therefore, the gray fabric market may heat up again in the later period and usher in a “closed door”. Although the Spring Festival falls in February this year, it is not surprising that the “late spring cold” phenomenon occurs in February and March after the Spring Festival. At this time, spring clothes have been launched one after another, but there is still a certain market for winter clothes. The hot sales of cold-proof clothing may stimulate orders for next year
The inventory of clothing often determines the order demand of clothing manufacturers each season. Since October, many domestic clothing manufacturers have been frantically producing down jackets and other winter clothing. It is enough to show that manufacturers currently do not have much clothing inventory on hand, and this year’s down jackets are more popular. After another cold wave hits at the end of December, sales of down jackets will rise again. From a long-term perspective, the hot sales of down jackets this year will affect the order volume of down jackets next year to a certain extent. Part of the orders currently picking up are orders for winter clothing next year. As down jackets are selling well this year and there is not much inventory backlog, it has played a role in stimulating clothing manufacturers’ optimism about next year’s down jacket expectations.
Afterword
Although from the current point of view, the coming cold wave is good news, the cloth boss cannot be too optimistic. People’s spending power and their demand for cold-proof clothing The demand is unknown, and the actual situation still depends on the inventory situation of the clothing market after the cold wave. Therefore, it remains to be verified whether the gray fabric market will usher in replenishment and stocking. </p
