BEIJING: China's exports of textile and apparel maintained growth momentum in the first four months of the year, said China National Textile and Apparel Council, citing data from Chinese customs.

Textile and apparel exports rose 8.65 percent year on year to 95.84 billion U.S. dollars from January to April, the data showed, reports Xinhua.

In April alone, the country's textile exports edged up 1.63 percent year on year to 23.59 billion dollars.