China : Textile/Garment Exports Via Shenzhen Port Enjoy Increasing

According to the latest figures, exports of these products via the Shenzhen Port in south China's Guangdong Province climbed by 29.7 per cent in the first eleven months of 2002 to US$4.972 billion versus the same period last year.

Exports to Hong Kong were up 8 per cent, accounting for 73.27 per cent of the port’s trade. In the January-November period their value came to US$3.643 billion.

Exports to Singapore were up 41.54 per cent to US$139 million; the United States was 14.62 per cent ahead at US$168 million; Japan grew 2.35 per cent to US$225 million; and exports to the EU were up 1.17 per cent to US$117 million.