In January-June period of this year, China's exports of textiles (textile yarn, fabric and made-up goods) and garment dropped slightly by 3.08% to US$ 128.38 billion, showing a narrowed decline. The export of textiles stood at US$ 52.91 billion, down 0.7% from a year earlier; and the export of garment amounted to near US$ 75.47 billion, down 4.7%.

The import of textiles dropped 5.2% from a year earlier to US$ 9.66 billion during the same period.

In June, the export and import of textiles stood respectively at US$ 9.47 billion and US$ 1.68 billion, while the export of garment and accessories at US$ 15.88 billion.

Source: China Textile Leader Express