BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- China's export of textiles and garments rose 2.8 percent year-on-year to 23.8 billion U.S. dollars in May, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
In breakdown, the country's export of textiles stood at 11.6 billion U.S. dollars, up 3.9 percent from the same period last year, while garments rose 1.7 percent to 12.2 billion U.S. dollars, the ministry said, citing data from the General Administration of Customs.
In the first five months of the year, textiles and garments export dropped by 2.2 percent year-on-year to 99.6 billion U.S. dollars, the MIIT said.
China's export of textiles was 48.3 billion U.S. dollars during the January-May period, up 1.5 percent compared to a year ago, while that of garments saw a 5.5-percent decline to 51.3 billion U.S. dollars.
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