Single jersey circular knitting machinery

Global shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery fell by 1.4% to 9,235 machines in 2016 (Table 6). The fall followed declines of 3.4% in 2015, 56.7% in 2014 and 1.3% in 2013 and, as a result, shipments in 2016 were at their lowest level since 2003.

Single jersey circular knitting machinery: regional markets

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industries in Asia fell by 1.7% to 7,804 machines in 2016, following declines of 3.1% in 2015, 60.1% in 2014 and 0.6% in 2013.

As a result, as in the case of global shipments, shipments to these industries fell to their lowest level since 2003 and were well below the annual average of 13,435 machines which were shipped to the industries over the ten years to 2016.

Furthermore, the share of global shipments which went to these industries fell from 84.7% to 84.5%.

Nevertheless, the industries continued to constitute by far the largest regional market.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in other Europe (Turkey) increased by 10.6% to 481 machines in 2016.

As a result, the share of global shipments which went to the industry rose from 4.6% to 5.2% and the industry continued to constitute the second largest regional market.

However, the rise in shipments in 2016 came after declines of 21.5% in 2015, 32.6% in 2014 and 15.3% in 2013. As a result, shipments were at their second lowest level since 2009 and their third lowest level since 2001, and were well below the annual average of 659 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industries in Africa fell by 29.0% to 242 machines in 2016 and the share of global shipments which went to the industries fell from 3.6% to 2.6%. However, the industries continued to constitute the third largest regional market.

Also, the fall in shipments in 2016 followed jumps of 26.3% in 2015 and 57.9% in 2014 and, as a result, shipments in 2016 remained above the annual average of 227 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industries in South America declined by 15.1% to 230 machines in 2016, following declines of 17.9% in 2015, 36.0% in 2014, 6.5% in 2013, 12.8% in 2012 and 22.5% in 2011.

As a result, shipments in 2016 were at their lowest level since 2003 and were well below the annual average of 565 machines which were shipped to the industries over the ten years to 2016.

Furthermore, the share of global shipments which went to these industries fell from 2.9% in 2015 to 2.5% in 2016 although the industries continued to constitute the fourth largest regional market.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industries in Western Europe increased by 31.7% to 187 machines in 2016.

As a result, the share of global shipments which went to these industries rose from 1.5% to 2.0% and the industries constituted the fifth largest regional market after ranking sixth in the previous year.

Furthermore, shipments in 2016 were above the annual average of 174 machines which were shipped to the industries over the ten years to 2016.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industries in North America declined by 18.9% to 159 machines in 2016. As a result, the share of global shipments which went to these industries fell from 2.1% to 1.7% and the industries constituted the sixth largest regional market after constituting the fifth largest regional market a year earlier.

Furthermore, the number of machines shipped to the industries in 2016 was below the annual average of 177 machines which were shipped to the industries over the ten years to 2016.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industries in Eastern Europe shot up by 193.3% to 132 machines in 2016 and the share of global shipments which went to these industries rose from 0.5% to 1.4%.

Furthermore, shipments in 2016 were at their highest level since 2000 and were more than double the annual average of 63 machines which were shipped to the industries over the ten years to 2016.

However, the industries continued to constitute the smallest regional market.

Table 6: Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery by region and leading countries of destination, 2015 and 2016

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Single jersey circular knitting machinery: individual country markets

By far the largest national market for single jersey circular knitting machinery in 2016 was the textile industry in China.

In fact, China has held first place since 1999, when it displaced the USA.

However, shipments to the industry in China were down by 20.6% to 3,323 machines in 2016 following a 14.6% decline in 2015 and a plunge of 70.7% in 2014. As a result, they were at their lowest level since 2003. Furthermore, the fall in 2016 accounted for the entire decline in global shipments. As a result, the share of global shipments which went to the industry fell from 44.7% to 36.0%.

Moreover, the number of machines shipped in 2016 was only a third of the annual average of 9,967 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in India rose by 10.1% to 1,481 machines in 2016 following a 34.4% jump in the previous year. As a result, they reached a record high in 2016 for the second consecutive year and were well above the annual average of 920 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Furthermore, the share of global shipments which went to the industry increased from 14.4% to 16.0% and the industry remained the second largest market.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in Bangladesh increased by 32.1% to 1,106 machines in 2016 following a 61.3% jump in the previous year. As a result, shipments reached a record high and were well above the annual average of 739 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Furthermore, the share of global shipments which went to the industry rose from 8.9% to 12.0% and the industry remained the third largest market.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in Vietnam increased by 32.6% to 549 machines in 2016.

The increase came after a 2.8% decline in 2015 but this followed increases of 76.8% in 2014 and 49.7% in 2013. As a result, shipments reached a record high in 2016 and were more than double the annual average of 238 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Furthermore, the share of global shipments which went to the industry rose from 4.4% to 5.9% and the industry climbed one place to become the fourth largest market.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in Turkey increased by 10.6% to 481 machines in 2016 and the share of global shipments which went to the industry rose from 4.6% to 5.2%.

However, the industry slipped one place to become the fifth largest market.

Furthermore, the rise in shipments in 2016 came after declines of 21.5% in 2015, 32.6% in 2014 and 15.3% in 2013. As a result, shipments in 2016 were at their second lowest level since 2009 and their third lowest level since 2001, and were well below the annual average of 659 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in Indonesia—the sixth largest market—declined by 5.6% to 318 machines in 2016. As a result, the share of global shipments which went to the industry fell from 3.6% to 3.4%.

Furthermore, the decline in shipments represented the third in four years, having followed a 4.0% rise in 2015 and sharp declines of 39.6% in 2014 and 43.6% in 2013. As a result, shipments in 2016 were at their lowest level since 2005 and were well below the annual average of 468 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in Pakistan surged by 242.4% to 202 machines in 2016. As a result, they were at their highest level since 2003 and were well over double the annual average of 77 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Furthermore, the share of global shipments which went to the industry rose from 0.6% to 2.2% and the industry climbed eight places to become the seventh largest market.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in Taiwan shot up by 65.3% to 200 machines in 2016.

As a result, shipments were well above the annual average of 146 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Table 7: Cumulative shipments of circular knitting machinery by type, region and leading countries of destination, 2007-16

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Furthermore, the share of global shipments which went to the industry rose from 1.3% to 2.2% and the industry climbed two places to become the eighth largest market.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in Egypt declined by 27.8% to 135 machines in 2016.

As a result, the share of global shipments which went to the industry fell from 2.0% to 1.5% and the industry slipped two places to become the ninth largest market.

However, the decline in shipments in 2016 followed jumps of 53.3% in 2015 and 67.1% in 2014 and, as a result, shipments in 2016 were above the annual average of 125 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Shipments of single jersey circular knitting machinery to the textile industry in South Korea declined by 34.2% to 102 machines in 2016 following falls of 13.4% in 2015 and 30.9% in 2014.

As a result, the share of global shipments which went to the industry fell from 1.7% to 1.1% and the industry slipped a further two places in the rankings to become the tenth largest market after slipping one place a year earlier.

Furthermore, shipments to the industry in 2016 were at their lowest level since 2007 and were less than half the annual average of 226 machines which were shipped to the industry over the ten years to 2016.

Over the ten years to 2016, the largest national market for single jersey circular knitting machinery was the textile industry in China with a 65.1% share of global shipments over this period (Table 7).

The second largest national market was the textile industry in India with a 6.0% share of the global total, followed by the industries in Bangladesh (with a 4.8% share), Turkey (with a 4.3% share), Indonesia (with a 3.1% share), Brazil (with a 2.4% share), Vietnam (with a 1.6% share), South Korea (with a 1.5% share), Taiwan (with a 1.0% share) and Egypt (with a 0.8% share).