Hangzhou usher in autumn tourism peak silk product price increases

As the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and the National Day holiday are relatively close in time, Hangzhou ushered in the peak of autumn tourism, silk products become the focus of tourists shopping choices. It is understood that Hangzhou silk products generally sharp price hikes, small scarves pajamas, silk prices up to 10% -20% during the holiday season. Yesterday, the reporter saw in Hefang Street, before the holiday price of 100 yuan printing scarves, has now risen to 120 yuan, while the original 140 yuan / kg of silk was also during the Mid-Autumn Festival rose to 160-180 yuan / jin. Market silk bedding part of the market price increased by about 8%, some product price increases as high as 14%. "Our silk is currently no price increase by the product, but is expected to raise prices before the Eleventh Autumn Festival." Hangzhou Silk Museum product marketing department head Luo revealed. Although the sales department did not raise the product price, but 2.5 kg of silk was sold at 800 yuan price, not less than the current market price after the price increases. Although the price of silk products rose, but did not affect the enthusiasm of customers buying, the reporter learned from the Hangzhou Silk Museum Market, only a silk, small holiday three days an average of about one hundred sold each day. Not only silk quilts but also the price of some silk products has risen before the holiday season. Stadium Road, Hangzhou, China Silk City, a net of silk pajamas from the pre-holiday 98 yuan rose to 118 yuan. "The price has not yet reached the top, maybe it will rise later." A sales person said. It is reported that silk products in the Mid-Autumn Festival prices in addition to holiday consumption opportunities, more importantly, by the current general price increases. Raw silk production costs increased significantly. Raw silk production involves certain special processes that have a high technical content for producers, and hence the rising cost of skilled workers has also become an important reason for raw silk price increases. Most of the silk products produced in Zhejiang supply the international market. Jiaxing City, Huzhou City and Chun'an County are the main cocoon producing areas of Zhejiang Province and also the areas where silk factories are concentrated. Silk products by the domestic sharp rise in the impact of silk products also began to rise sharply, "since the 90s of last century, silk prices have ups and downs have been two or three times, but the basic per ton between 110,000 to 240,000 yuan Hovering, the current silk price of 188,000, more than the first half all the way down, raw silk prices have begun to rebound sharply. "Zhejiang Silk Association staff told reporters. In this regard, Zhejiang Silk Association pointed out that there are many reasons for the soaring price of cocoon yarn, mainly due to the lack of supply of raw materials. At present, consumption of silk products in the domestic market has gradually become a climate and has been increasing year by year. The data show that the domestic increase of about 20% per year or more. At present, 80% of domestic silk products are exported from Zhejiang. It is generally estimated in the industry that silk is consumed annually at about 100,000 tons of raw materials.