Retail Sales In The US Declined Slightly In March.

According to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce, due to the largest monthly decline in car sales, seasonally adjusted retail sales in the US decreased by 0.3% in March, and the market was expected to increase by 0.1%, while the former value was 0.1% lower than the annulus ratio.

Of the 13 categories of goods and services, there were 9 kinds of sales rising in March, but not enough to offset cars.

And restaurant retail decline.

Data show that in March, the retail sales in the US increased by 0.2%, and the market was expected to increase by 0.4%. The former value was 0.1% lower than the ring ratio.

Analysts believe that the weak

Data showed that the US economy slowed down in the first quarter of this year.

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Recently, the European Commission issued regulation No. twenty-sixth of 2016, requiring that the content of nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE) in textile products should not exceed 0.01% (100ppm).

The pitional period of the regulation is 5 years, that is, from February 2021, products that do not meet the requirement of limitation will not be allowed to be sold or imported in the EU market.

It is understood that the EU is the first largest market for textile exports in Ningbo, with exports exceeding US $3 billion 400 million in 2015.

The ban will have a serious impact on the export of key products such as garments, indoor textiles, yarns, and weaving.

Ningbo inspection and Quarantine Bureau said that the impact of the new regulation on enterprises was mainly manifested in three aspects:

More than half of the products will face the risk of being eliminated.

NPE is the most commonly used detergent and dyeing auxiliaries in the textile industry, accounting for more than 80% of China's market share.

At present, more than 50% of the textile products in the market will not meet the EU NPE limit requirements, especially in printing, dyeing, leather, chemical fiber and other enterprises.

Production and testing costs will be greatly improved.

In order to meet the requirements of the new EU regulation, the production enterprises need to upgrade and upgrade the processes such as scouring, bleaching and dyeing. The process is complex and the parameter adjustment is difficult.

At the same time, raw materials and testing costs also need to increase by 10% to 30%.

Some textile enterprises will be out of advance.

Although the EU has given over 5 years of pition, but according to the survey, some European Union customers have asked me to use the new version of the directive to carry out product inspection. The actual implementation time of the directive is ahead of schedule, and some products will face the threat of being eliminated ahead of schedule.

Ningbo entry exit inspection and Quarantine Bureau reminds relevant export enterprises:

We should pay close attention to and follow up the progress of the new regulations of NPE, understand the specific contents of the ban, take the initiative to formulate detailed coping strategies, make use of the pitional period of regulations, improve the production process, do research and development of NPE alternative products, enhance the level of cleaner production technology, and improve the quality management system, strengthen the quality control of the raw materials and production process, and ensure the quality of the export products comply with the laws and regulations and contract requirements of the importing countries.