China's exports of textiles and garment surged 5.78% month-on-month in August to near US$ 28.83 billion, according the figures released by the General Administration of Customs on September 8. The exports of textile yarn, fabric and made-up goods edged up moderately over July to US$ 9.74 billion, while the exports of garment and accessories climbed 7.6% month-on-month to near US$ 19.09 billion.

In January-August of 2015, China's exports of textiles and garment totaled about US$ 193.32 billion, down 4.59% from a year earlier. The exports of textile yarn, fabric and made-up goods dropped by 1.61% to US$ 72.16 billion, while the exports of garment and accessories dropped 6.41% to US$ 112.29 billion.

After hitting another bottom in 37 months (following the bottom of US$ 10.85 billion in February 2014) in this March, the exports began to pick up and reached the peak since the beginning of 2015 in August.

In the same period, China's shoe export totaled US$ 36.29 billion, down 3.2% in value and 7.4% in quantity from a year earlier.

Source: China Textile Leader Express