BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's textile and garment exports grew 9.9 percent year on year to 265.2 billion U.S. dollars in the first 11 months, official data shows.
Textile exports reached 141.6 billion U.S. dollars in the period, a notable 31 percent growth from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Garment exports dropped 7.2 percent to 123.6 billion U.S. dollars.
In November alone, the country's textile exports expanded 22.2 percent year on year to 12 billion U.S. dollars.
The pace of growth accelerated 6.3 percentage points from October, the MIIT data shows.
Garment exports in November increased 6.9 percent year on year to 12.6 billion U.S. dollars. Enditem