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Jiangsu's textile exports up nearly 40%

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-06-07 15:29

East China's Jiangsu province sold abroad $910 million worth of yarns, fabrics, garments and accessories in the first four months of this year, a rise of 38.2 percent on the same period of last year, according to local customs house.

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The European Union, Japan and the United States were the top three target markets of the textile sales.

Between January and April, Jiangsu exported $150 million worth of textile products to the European Union, up 39.6 percent year-on-year, 130 million dollars worth to Japan, up 36.2 percent, and 100 million dollars worth to the United States, up 3.2 percent.

Of the province's total textile exports, 50.5 percent, or $460 million worth, were sold by foreign-funded companies, up 40.7 percent year-on-year.