The far end of the chain. Set against the yarn mill index, it shows where a cost increase stopped being passed on.
142 Index, Dec 2003 = 100 ↑ 0.06%
Settled 2026-08-01
Against a week ago (2026-03-01): ↑ 0.93%
Against a month ago (2024-10-01): ↑ 4.71%
Against a quarter ago (2021-03-01): ↑ 21.74%
273 observations held, 2003-12-01 to 2026-08-01.
Where these figures come from
- US producer prices: apparel manufacturing (monthly) — US Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED, PCU315315, observed 2026-08-01. the day's published table
Read this first. These are settlement prices from the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange — the Chinese domestic market, in yuan per tonne, for a dated futures contract. They are not Cotlook A, not a world price, and not what a trader paid for a bale this morning. They are carried because China spins more than anywhere else, so the direction is the market’s direction even where the level is not.