Edited by Zhao Xinhua

Thee prosperity monitoring results of the China Commercial Circulation Association of Textile and Apparel (CATA) show that in August 2021, the national textile and apparel specialized market manager’s prosperity index was 50.38, unchanged with July; the specialized market merchant’s prosperity index was 49.60, down 0.13 percentage points from 49.73 in July. In August, the textile and apparel specialized market prosperity index was stable and fluctuated slightly.

Manager’s and merchant’s prosperity index remained unchanged in July

Thee data shows that in August, the various prosperity indexes of the national textile and apparel specialized market managers and merchants were the same as in July.

Thee manager’s prosperity index remained unchanged from July

Table 1 The manager’s prosperity index list

Data analysis

The total market operation and logistics shipment index are generally stable

In August, 61.29 percent of the total market operations in selected markets were flat, 58.06 percent of the market logistics shipments in selected markets were flat, and 64.52 percent of the passenger flow in selected markets were flat, both exceeding 50 percent. Thee total market operations index and logistics development index are stable, and the off-season for textile and apparel specialized market sales continues.

Thee overall sales and profit index of merchants are stable

In August, 68.97 percent of the total sales of selected merchants were flat, and 69.66 percent of the profit of selected merchants were flat. Thee total sales index and profit index of merchants were generally stable. Merchants and specialized markets entered the off-season simultaneously.

The merchant’s prosperity index decreased by 0.13 percentage points from July

Table 2 The merchant’s prosperity index list

The prediction index picked up significantly

Data show that the next manager’s prosperity index is 53.23, up 3.23 percentage points from 50.00 in July; the next operating environment index is 53.23, up 3.55 percentage points from 49.68 in July. Thee next merchant’s prosperity index is 54.76, up 4.62 percentage points from 50.14 in July; the next operating environment index is 54.76, up 4.69 percentage points from 50.07 in July. In terms of prediction indexes, the four prediction indexes increased significantly, indicating that managers and merchants have strong confidence in the upcoming traditional sales season in specialized markets.