China's exports of textiles and apparel dropped by 6.3% from a year earlier to US$ 23.4 billion in this May, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said recently.

In May, the export of textiles dropped by 3.9% to US$ 10.05 billion and that of apparel dropped by 8% to US$ 13.35 billion.

If calculated in CNY, the export of textiles dropped by 4.2% to CNY 61.64 billion and the export of apparel reduced by 8.3% to CNY 81.9 billion.

In the first five months of this year, China's exports of textiles and apparel totaled US$ 103.04 billion, down 3.5% from a year ago. The export of textiles dropped by 1.3% to US$ 43.45 billion while that of apparel dropped by 5.1% to US$ 59.59 billion. If calculated in CNY, the exports of textiles and apparel totaled CNY 631.86 billion, down 3.4% from a year earlier, with the export of textiles dipping 1.2% to CNY 266.47 billion and that of apparel shrinking 5% to CNY 365.39 billion.

Source: China Textile Leader Express