
China - Playing Cards - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends And Insights
Export of Playing Cards in China Dips to $13M in February 2023
China Playing Cards Exports
For the third month in a row, China recorded decline in shipments abroad of playing cards, which decreased by -36.2% to 4.4K tons in February 2023. Over the period under review, total exports indicated a mild expansion from February 2022 to February 2023: its volume increased at an average monthly rate of +1.3% over the last twelve months. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on February 2023 figures, exports decreased by -52.4% against September 2022 indices. The growth pace was the most rapid in March 2022 when exports increased by 57% month-to-month.
In value terms, playing cards exports reduced remarkably to $13M (IndexBox estimates) in February 2023. Overall, total exports indicated a measured increase from February 2022 to February 2023: its value increased at an average monthly rate of +2.7% over the last twelve months. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on February 2023 figures, exports decreased by -56.5% against November 2022 indices. The growth pace was the most rapid in March 2022 with an increase of 90% m-o-m.
COUNTRY | Export Value of Playing Cards in China (thousand USD) | ||||||||||||
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Feb 2022 | Mar 2022 | Apr 2022 | May 2022 | Jun 2022 | Jul 2022 | Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 | |
Vietnam | 2,090 | 2,824 | 4,006 | 4,768 | 2,178 | 2,923 | 2,865 | 5,112 | 1,335 | 3,315 | 6,158 | 2,903 | 3,284 |
United States | 2,341 | 3,313 | 4,477 | 5,406 | 4,040 | 5,591 | 7,408 | 4,579 | 8,570 | 4,787 | 3,039 | 2,999 | 1,855 |
Egypt | N/A | 95.8 | 105 | 69.8 | 46.7 | 131 | 11.8 | 285 | 174 | 344 | 481 | 693 | 795 |
Papua New Guinea | 164 | 442 | 481 | 578 | 295 | 547 | 248 | 1,103 | 440 | 331 | 443 | 127 | 459 |
Kenya | 134 | 551 | 505 | 462 | 340 | 485 | 228 | 494 | 697 | 816 | 546 | 810 | 399 |
Philippines | 227 | 684 | 862 | 992 | 1,029 | 1,007 | 875 | 1,309 | 981 | 943 | 944 | 1,227 | 390 |
India | 242 | 488 | 481 | 756 | 277 | 480 | 391 | 1,001 | 1,150 | 700 | 305 | 593 | 374 |
Indonesia | 203 | 356 | 587 | 872 | 737 | 518 | 564 | 464 | 473 | 354 | 532 | 298 | 283 |
Myanmar | 105 | 111 | 267 | 397 | 449 | 132 | 289 | 248 | 305 | 307 | 267 | 280 | 244 |
Tanzania | 82.1 | 280 | 327 | 314 | 496 | 510 | 252 | 769 | 579 | 663 | 666 | 537 | 192 |
South Africa | 14.7 | 248 | 238 | 129 | 254 | 384 | 392 | 230 | 218 | 250 | 136 | 348 | 148 |
Djibouti | 1.6 | 522 | 11.0 | 193 | 385 | 151 | 141 | 322 | 809 | 705 | 342 | 322 | 113 |
Kazakhstan | 154 | 30.5 | 212 | 250 | 155 | 245 | 334 | 176 | 410 | 306 | 268 | 60.4 | 112 |
Others | 3,944 | 8,491 | 8,756 | 9,256 | 12,192 | 12,333 | 8,114 | 12,016 | 11,728 | 16,871 | 9,668 | 11,778 | 4,706 |
Total | 9,702 | 18,437 | 21,314 | 24,444 | 22,871 | 25,437 | 22,114 | 28,107 | 27,870 | 30,693 | 23,795 | 22,975 | 13,354 |
Exports by Country
Vietnam (1.5K tons) was the main destination for playing cards exports from China, accounting for a 35% share of total exports. Moreover, playing cards exports to Vietnam exceeded the volume sent to the second major destination, the United States (316 tons), fivefold. The third position in this ranking was held by Egypt (206 tons), with a 4.7% share.
From February 2022 to February 2023, the average monthly rate of growth in terms of volume to Vietnam totaled +1.9%. Exports to the other major destinations recorded the following average monthly rates of exports growth: the United States (-6.2% per month) and Egypt (+22.8% per month).
In value terms, the largest markets for playing cards exported from China were Vietnam ($3.3M), the United States ($1.9M) and Egypt ($795K), together accounting for 44% of total exports. These countries were followed by Papua New Guinea, Kenya, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Tanzania, South Africa, Djibouti and Kazakhstan, which together accounted for a further 20%.
In terms of the main countries of destination, Djibouti, with a CAGR of +42.8%, saw the highest growth rate of the value of exports, over the period under review, while shipments for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
Export Prices by Country
In February 2023, the playing cards price stood at $3,033 per ton (FOB, China), waning by -8.9% against the previous month. Over the last twelve-month period, it increased at an average monthly rate of +1.4%. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in March 2022 an increase of 21% against the previous month. The export price peaked at $3,687 per ton in November 2022; however, from December 2022 to February 2023, the export prices failed to regain momentum.
Prices varied noticeably by the country of destination: the country with the highest price was the United States ($5,869 per ton), while the average price for exports to Myanmar ($1,444 per ton) was amongst the lowest.
From February 2022 to February 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was recorded for supplies to Papua New Guinea (+6.1%), while the prices for the other major destinations experienced more modest paces of growth.
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