Black African Countries Reduce Exports Of Textiles And Clothing To The United States

　　根据刚刚在肯尼亚举行的美国与撒哈拉以南黑非洲国家贸易论坛公布的有关信息数据显示，尽管2008年黑非洲国家利用美国对黑非洲国家提供的非洲增长和机会法案(AGOA)有利条件，黑非洲国家已有6500多种商品零关税或无配额限制进入美国市场，双方贸易额比2007年增长了28%，达到1050亿美元。但黑非洲国家对美国出口纺织服装减少了10.4%，从2007年9.58亿美元，减少到7.32亿美元。黑非洲国家主要对美国出口纺织服装国家有莱索托、马达加斯加、毛里求斯、南非以及斯威士兰。

According to the chairman of the African cotton and textile industry alliance, the main reason for the decrease in exports of textiles and clothing to the United States in black African countries is that the production cost of textile and clothing in black African countries is much higher than that in Asian countries, though AGOA advantage is still lacking.

For example, wages in the textile and apparel industry of black African countries averaged $100, compared with an average of only $45 in Asian countries.

The export cycle of textile and clothing production in black African countries averaged 110 days, while Asian countries averaged only 45 days.

According to Lesotho newspapers, in Kenya, the United States and the sub Saharan Africa Trade Forum, Kenya's prime minister called on African countries to re-examine their foreign trade strategy, further strengthen and attach importance to trade between African countries, and help African small and medium-sized enterprises develop among African countries.