The latest information released by the "Yiwu Index" compilation office shows that the small commodity price index is operating steadily with a slight decline. The Cultural Expo opens today, and office stationery items such as measuring tools, educational supplies, and paper products have already gathered popularity in advance, with an increase in domestic and international orders. As the temperature continues to rise, seasonal products in industries such as bedding and car supplies are expected to welcome the first wave of business opportunities in the new market.
【Latest Index】
The weekly price index slightly fell by 0.15 points.
The small commodity price index continued to fall last week, dropping by 0.15 points to 100.72 points. Among the four sub-indices it contains, except for the on-site order transaction price index which rose by 0.9 points, the on-site direct transaction price index, online transaction price index, and export transaction price index dropped by 0.7 points, 0.15 points, and 0.4 points respectively.
Among the 15 major categories of small commodities, there was a mix of rises and falls. Art crafts stopped falling and rebounded, rising by 0.67 points to 99.93 points; office supplies rose by 0.29 points to 102.02 points; daily necessities have been continuously declining for nearly three weeks, falling by 0.56 points last week to 99.82 points; shoes also showed a recent decline, falling from 99.51 points to 98.74 points last week, with a drop of 0.77 points.
Among the 97 secondary categories, intelligence toys, writing tools, and daily art crafts ranked the top three in terms of increases, rising by 4.51 points, 4.47 points, and 3.92 points respectively; umbrellas, audio-visual equipment, and electronic digital products and accessories ranked the top three in terms of declines, falling by 7.15 points, 4.83 points, and 4.7 points respectively.
【Index Interpretation】
Continuous increase in foreign trade orders inside and outside the venue
After the opening of the Spring Canton Fair on April 15th, the popularity of foreign merchants in the Yiwu market has increased accordingly. With the opening of the Yiwu Cultural Expo, foreign trade orders have become more frequent recently.
"These days, the number of foreigners coming to the store to look at samples and place orders is indeed more than before." Mr. Sheng, who operates stationery supplies in Zone Three of the Yiwu International Trade City and is one of the exhibitors in this Cultural Expo, has been busy setting up the exhibition while taking orders these days, and he is indeed very busy, but seeing foreigners coming to the store to place orders in batches makes him quite happy.
According to monitoring by the market management department, the popularity of the writing tools industry has slightly increased recently, with a noticeable increase in online orders and phone orders. Buyers have increased their replenishment of pencils, ballpoint pens, gel pens, etc.; sales of calligraphy brushes and drawing pens are generally stable; sales of markers and crayons stand out; sales trends of pen holders, sharpeners, inkstones, brush stands, etc., remain steady.
Merchants introduced that with the opening of the Cultural Expo, the market for cultural and educational supplies has warmed up recently. Among them, pencil cases, stationery boxes, and writing boards remain procurement priorities, with strong sales; sales of pigments, drawing boards, and painting knives are stable, mainly exported to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South America, etc. In terms of domestic sales: blackboards, chalks, dusters, and art supplies have outstanding sales, with a promising outlook for the future market; demand for nylon and leather pencil cases from surrounding provinces has increased, with more small orders.
【Index Business Opportunities】
The opening of the new market will bring business opportunities
Since the day before yesterday, Zone Five of the Yiwu International Trade City and the Huangyuan Market have started trial operations. Merchants in industries such as bedding and car supplies who have just moved into the new market have gradually welcomed the first business deals in the new market. Mr. Lu, who operates bedding products, introduced that with the opening of the market, the store mainly caters to old customers. However, he believes that with the warming weather, various seasonal products will gradually gain popularity.
According to monitoring by the market management department, the sales of seasonal goods in the car supplies industry have warmed up recently and are expected to further gain popularity. Based on past experience, domestically, soft and comfortable flax, bamboo slice, and ice silk seat cushions are expected to be best-sellers; orders for various low-end aluminum foil sunshades and solar heat-insulating films have increased, mainly sold to the Pearl River Delta region. In terms of exports, products such as windshield wipers, anti-slip mats, car ornaments, and car mobile phone bags have begun to be favored by Southeast Asian merchants.
In the bedding industry, the recent focus will be on the sales of thin quilts, line blankets, and set products, with stable foreign trade transactions. Among them, the new type of quilt that is soft, breathable, and well-insulated is loved by domestic and international merchants, mainly exported to Europe, America, and the Middle East; demand for thin quilts and pillowcases has increased, with positive internal and external trade prospects; mosquito nets with stronger seasonality have started to be fully stocked on shelves, with various round, square, and student mosquito nets adequately prepared.
Merchants predict that with the rising temperature, summer cool quilts, bamboo mats, pillows, and set products will welcome a wave of hot sales. On the market, light, soft, thin, and refreshing bedding products will be favored by consumers in various places, with strong demand; various knitted and grass-woven pillows with buckwheat, jasmine flowers, and tea stalks as inner cores have good sales trends; carbonized bamboo mats have become the main product in the bamboo mat category, woven alternately in brown and white, with significant transactions.