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CHINA: China's Textile Exports Grow Faster, Clothing Exports Slower in First Five Months
China saw quicker growth in textile exports but slower rise in foreign sales of garments in the first five months of this year, sources with the General Administration of Customs said on Saturday. Between January and May, China exported 66.16 billion U.S. dollars worth of textiles and garments, a growth of 15.4…
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They added that the weak demand had affected cotton sector in China. The country imported 240,200 tons of cotton in May, a decrease of 23,200 tons, or 8.81 percent, from the previous months.
Souce: Xinhuanet
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 14 June 2008. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
