From January to November, the industrial added value of textile enterprises above designated size decreased by 1.6% year-on-year, and the operating income was 4,221.9 billion yuan, down 1.5% year-on-year; Total profit was 144.7 billion yuan, down 0.9% year-on-year. The output of yarn and cloth of enterprises above designated size decreased by 0.9% and 3.8%, respectively, while the output of clothing and chemical fiber increased by 15.9% and 10.0%.

From January to November, the total retail sales of consumer goods by units above designated size nationwide reached 16,154 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5% year-on-year, of which, the retail sales of clothing, shoes and hats and textile products by units above designated size increased by 11.5% year-on-year, and the retail sales of physical goods wearing goods online increased by 9.2% year-on-year.

From January to November, China’s textile and apparel cumulative exports of 268.6 billion US dollars, down 8.9% year on year, of which November exports of 23.7 billion US dollars, down 1.7% year on year, the decline narrowed from the previous month.