ITMF
Business situation vs. business expectations (Source: ITMF)
Since September 2021 the business situation in the textile industry has improved significantly across all regions and all segments. The balance between companies with a good and a poor business situation jumped from +10 percentage points (pp) to +28 pp. When it comes to business expectations in 6 months’ time the balance is +33 pp. This means that significantly more companies are expecting business to be more favorable than less favorable by May 2022. Nevertheless, expectations were slightly higher in the previous surveys. A look at the different regions reveals that the business situation improved on average in most regions except for East Asia. Business expectations are optimistic in all regions.
As for the different segments the gap between the upstream segments – fiber producers, spinners, and textile machinery producers – on the one hand and the downstream segments – weavers/knitters, finishers/printers, and garment producers – on the other hand is narrowing.
As far as order intake is concerned the very positive situation (+40 pp) is the source for the above-mentioned very good business situation. Order intake expectations increased again from an already high level to +41 pp.
Order backlog has remained almost unchanged since May and is around 2.5 months. By nature, the textile machinery segment has on average a much longer backlog (6 vs. 1.5 months for spinners). The capacity utilization rate has increased slowly but continuously during the last 6 months, indicating that the supply chain disruption is still a concern.
In the first half of November 2021 the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), Zurich/Switzerland, conducted the 11th ITMF Corona-Survey among more than 330 companies around the world in all segments along the textile value chain. For the 4th time since May 2021, companies were asked the same set of questions about their business situation, business expectation, order intake, order backlog, and capacity utilization rate.
As for the different segments the gap between the upstream segments – fiber producers, spinners, and textile machinery producers – on the one hand and the downstream segments – weavers/knitters, finishers/printers, and garment producers – on the other hand is narrowing.
As far as order intake is concerned the very positive situation (+40 pp) is the source for the above-mentioned very good business situation. Order intake expectations increased again from an already high level to +41 pp.
Order backlog has remained almost unchanged since May and is around 2.5 months. By nature, the textile machinery segment has on average a much longer backlog (6 vs. 1.5 months for spinners). The capacity utilization rate has increased slowly but continuously during the last 6 months, indicating that the supply chain disruption is still a concern.
In the first half of November 2021 the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), Zurich/Switzerland, conducted the 11th ITMF Corona-Survey among more than 330 companies around the world in all segments along the textile value chain. For the 4th time since May 2021, companies were asked the same set of questions about their business situation, business expectation, order intake, order backlog, and capacity utilization rate.
