China Cotton Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 1300 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | NA |
| 1961 | 500 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -61.54% |
| 1962 | 300 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -40.00% |
| 1963 | 500 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 66.67% |
| 1964 | 900 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 80.00% |
| 1965 | 1300 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 44.44% |
| 1966 | 1700 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 30.77% |
| 1967 | 2100 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 23.53% |
| 1968 | 2300 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 9.52% |
| 1969 | 2400 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 4.35% |
| 1970 | 2300 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -4.17% |
| 1971 | 2700 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 17.39% |
| 1972 | 2200 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -18.52% |
| 1973 | 2200 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 0.00% |
| 1974 | 5000 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 127.27% |
| 1975 | 5400 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 8.00% |
| 1976 | 5450 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 0.93% |
| 1977 | 3800 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -30.28% |
| 1978 | 2500 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -34.21% |
| 1979 | 1460 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -41.60% |
| 1980 | 1548 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 6.03% |
| 1981 | 2392 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 54.52% |
| 1982 | 1991 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -16.76% |
| 1983 | 2901 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 45.71% |
| 1984 | 7805 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 169.05% |
| 1985 | 18846 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 141.46% |
| 1986 | 17048 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -9.54% |
| 1987 | 10695 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -37.27% |
| 1988 | 7459 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -30.26% |
| 1989 | 5871 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -21.29% |
| 1990 | 3979 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -32.23% |
| 1991 | 5956 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 49.69% |
| 1992 | 12234 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 105.41% |
| 1993 | 10592 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -13.42% |
| 1994 | 6551 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -38.15% |
| 1995 | 10778 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 64.52% |
| 1996 | 16741 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 55.33% |
| 1997 | 20197 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 20.64% |
| 1998 | 24547 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 21.54% |
| 1999 | 26928 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 9.70% |
| 2000 | 22378 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -16.90% |
| 2001 | 19741 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -11.78% |
| 2002 | 18848 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -4.52% |
| 2003 | 17474 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -7.29% |
| 2004 | 18983 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 8.64% |
| 2005 | 18388 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -3.13% |
| 2006 | 22536 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 22.56% |
| 2007 | 20536 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -8.87% |
| 2008 | 20504 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -0.16% |
| 2009 | 21366 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 4.20% |
| 2010 | 14246 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -33.32% |
| 2011 | 10603 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -25.57% |
| 2012 | 31081 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 193.13% |
| 2013 | 50361 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 62.03% |
| 2014 | 62707 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 24.52% |
| 2015 | 66420 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 5.92% |
| 2016 | 56698 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -14.64% |
| 2017 | 45927 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -19.00% |
| 2018 | 37999 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -17.26% |
| 2019 | 35914 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | -5.49% |
| 2020 | 36344 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 1.20% |
| 2021 | 37794 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 3.99% |
| 2022 | 38564 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 39139 | 1000 480 lb. Bales | 1.49% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
See also: Agricultural prices
See also: Commodities market
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