According to China’s General Administration of Customs, the nation’s exports of textiles and apparel in October 2016 decreased by 9.3% compared to the same month of last year to US$21,460 million (provisional). Although the decrease was smaller than the 15.5% fall in September, exports continued to decrease.
September textile exports declined by 6.6% to US$8,600, and those of apparel dropped 11.0% to US$12,860 million.
January-October 2016 exports of textiles and apparel declined by 6.5% year-on-year to US$219,550 million: textiles, US$87,340 million (down 4.1%) and apparel, US$132,200 million (down 8.1%).
