Source: Yiwu sourcing agent Author: Helan Date: 2009-05-13
Statistics from Yiwu economic and commercial departments say that the turnover of Yiwu market reaches 11.306 billion yuan in the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 14 .2% compared with the same period of last year . Price index and indexes reflecting the economic situation, such as the power use of the market,cargo amount and currency circulation,all see growth in March.
In Yiwu Foreign Affairs Service Co .,Ltd,the reporter met Ismael Mahzoone from Spain,who has come to China for several times and registered a business recently in Yiwu . His father made an investigation of Yiwu industrial zone several days ago as he plans to set up a factory producing cosmetics in Yiwu and selling in China.
Ismael's father has a cosmetics company in Spain, whose products are mainly sold to Europe . The reason why Ismael came to China is that the cost in Spain is too high . At present, nearly every European feels the chill of the financial crisis . According to the staff of Yiwu Foreign Affairs Service Center, the number of overseas purchasers who came to Yiwu in March reached 27 thousand, an increase of 138% compared to that in February . In the first quarter of 2009, the number of overseas purchasers who arrived in Yiwu totaled 57 . 8 thousand and that of overseas business entities reached 2,276, an increase of 25% and 45 . 2% respectively compared to the same period of last year . “One of the key factors is that from the beginning of this year, Yiwu municipal government, as well as enterprises and dealers in the market tried new ways to develop market and marketing mode. Take CCC Group for example, it organized exhibitions of various industries and cooperated with banks to launch the business of booth-using right hypothecated loan . Yiwu
municipal government put forward support fund as well,” said Cheng Yan,manager of China Commodities City Group Trading Co.,Ltd,when analyzing the reason for the sharp increase of overseas purchasers .
“Besides,many overseas buyers are greatly affected by the economic cris is in their homelands . They come to China to find opportunities . High-end consumer products are hard to sell, so they come to Yiwu to find middle-end products,” he added .
Smaller orders,faster delivery With overseas buyers swarming to Yiwu, Yiwu export mode changes accordingly in the new world economic situation . Wang Lichun,a toy dealer in Yiwu International Trade Mart, said that one of the obvious changes is that orders from overseas buyers are smaller but more frequent .
However,Wang's business is not influenced very much as both the number of overseas buyers and the frequency of their orders increase . “Now, foreign buyers pay much attention to risk control . They don't buy large quantity for the same toy but send me new designs at short intervals to ensure that their products are new and special .” Thus,Wang set up his own toy factory and changed his production according to the change of the economic situation .
Most Yiwu dealers adjusted themselves to the new situation . In the first quarter of 2009,the turnover of Yiwu market reaches 11 . 306 billion yuan,an increase of 14 . 2% compared to the same period of last year, of which 7.737 billion yuan belongs to CCC Group, an increase of 7 .56% year-on-year .
What sells best in the hometown of 100 yen stores? In addition to the phenomenon that the overseas orders are smaller and more frequent, 100 yen stores in Japan boost Yiwu export as well .
According to Huang Shengwei,director of Yiwu Xiangsheng Stationery Co .,Ltd,the company's turnover will increase 30% this year, thanks to Japanese 100 yen stores. There are a lot of 100 yen stores in Japan in which the price of all the products is 100 yen (about 6 yuan). Such stores are very popular now and it is said that there are 150 thousand
100 yen stores in Japan now. Huang said 70% of their overseas orders are from Japan and most of the products are for 100 yen stores . “We need 300 more skillful workers and I have difficulty finding good workers now,” he said .
It is learned that daily commodities sold in 100 yen stores,such as slippers,knitting wool, tableware,stationery,detergent and towels,are hot export products in Yiwu market . Analysis report of “China Yiwu Commodities Index” says that the confidence indexes of daily commodities, arts & crafts,cosmetics,detergents,umbrellas and hardware increased obviously in March compared to those in January and February .
A staff member of CCC Group concludes that the largest and rigid demand is those fine and cheap products related to people's daily life. The tendency is the same no matter whether it is in Europe, Japan or America .
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