Textile and apparel exports from China have increased by mere 0.8 per cent in the first eight months of 2017, according to the data from the General Administration of Customs. The cumulative eight-month export earnings stood at $175.470 billion. While textile exports rose 2 per cent to $72.100 billion, apparel exports remained steady at $103.370 billion.

China’s total textile and garment exports stood at $26.280 billion in August 2017, registering a 5.9 per cent decline compared to the same month of last year. This was the first decrease in three months since May this year.

Textile exports dropped 5.4 per cent year-on-year to $9.700 billion last month, whereas clothing exports fell 6.2 per cent to $16.590 billion. (RKS)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – China

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