纺织品服装自20世纪50年代以来一直是我国出口创汇的拳头商品之一,1978～1998年的21年间,我国纺织品服装的出口额约占我国出口商品贸易总额的四分之一;自1994年起内地已开始超过香港成为我国世界上最大的纺织品服装出口。纺织品服装在1994～1998年间的贸易顺差年平均在200亿以上,是我国贸易顺差最大的商品。特别是具有高附加值的服装出口在纺织品贸易中的比重越来越大。目前,我国服装出 Textiles and garments have been one of the most important commodities for China’s export earnings since the 1950s. During the 21 years from 1978 to 1998, China’s textile and apparel exports accounted for about one-fourth of China’s total export trade; since 1994, The Mainland has begun to surpass Hong Kong to become China’s largest textile and apparel export in the world. The annual trade surplus of textiles and clothing between 1994 and 1998 averaged more than 20 billion yuan, which is the largest trade surplus in China. In particular, clothing exports with high added value have become increasingly important in the textile trade. At present, our clothing exports