Involved in the decline in demand before the May Hebei ceramic exports continued to decline.

<p> According to customs statistics, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, in May the main exports of $ 31,150,000 ceramics, down 24.5%, a decline of 0.7%. Among them, the export of ceramic sanitary equipment $ 19,400,000, down 1.1%, growth of 8.9%; .Household ceramics exports $ 6,490,000, down 37.9%, growth of 3.5%; decorative ceramics export 2.84 million, down 59.7%, a decline of 45.1%; tiles exported 2.41 million, down 41.8%, growth of 14.6% .. . ≪/P > <P> <P> <p> 1 month-5 months, the province ' s total exports of the main ceramic products $ 160,000,000, down 19.4%. Among them, ceramic sanitary equipment exports $ 89,190,000, representing the province over the same period ceramic .export value of nearly Liu Cheng, an increase of 1.2% decline in exports of other ceramic products, including exports of $ 34,290,000 for household ceramics, down 35%; decorative ceramic exports $ 17,000,000, down 42%, ceramic tile exports $ 9,750,000, a decrease of 36 .%. .</ P> <p> Hebei ceramic industry for export, with the reduction in external demand, increasing downward pressure on exports, only exports to the North American market to achieve growth. .January -5 February, exports to the U.S. $ 55,500,000, an increase of 20.5%; of the EU-27 exports $ 41,280,000, down 32.6%; on Canadian exports of $ 9,750,000, an increase of 19.4%; of Europe's exports accounted for the whole period .Province, 58.9% of the total export value of ceramic. .South Korea, Russia exports decreased 50.3% and 42.2%. .</ P> <p> leading ceramic companies in the province except for a few contrarian growth in exports, the export situation is grim in most other. .January -5 February, the province has a total of 191 ceramics enterprises export performance, which, export value of over $ 10,000,000 of the three, in addition to an increase of 31.9%, the other two were down 42.8% and 22.2%. .500 million export value between -1000 5 million dollars, of which an increaseof 2 times, the other four are more than 20% decline. .January last year, in January -5 export performance of the ceramic enterprises in the 49 months of this year in January -5 export value is zero. .</ P> <p> as "the North porcelain" in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, the ceramic exports in the leading position. .January -5 province around the city in January, Tangshan City, the main exports of 132 million U.S. dollars of ceramic products, ceramic products accounting for the major exports of the province over the same period the total value of 87.8%; exports of $ 9,570,000, Shijiazhuang; exports of $ 5,200,000, Langfang City; Handan .City exports $ 2,310,000. .</ P> <p> with the international financial crisis on the real economy is deepening, the depth of shrinking foreign demand has not yet bottomed out, resulting in overall decline in the export of Hebei ceramics were running low, the province's major ceramic production enterprises, export volume ., profits are down. .The face of adversity, Hebei ceramic enterprises to take a number of measures in the short term response. .The Tangshan Huida Group, for example, a flexible pricing policy of the enterprise, carried out for different market promotion, transferring profits to increase sales, protect the basic production enterprises; the same time, the development of new-type, new products, improving product competitiveness; to further explore new .markets, new customers; and some customers deferred payment agreement entered into in order to reduce losses resulting from exchange rate changes; strengthen risk control and accounts receivable management; the internal potential, increase productivity, reduce production costs. .</ P>.