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The textile and apparel industry of China is determined to fight back the trend by becoming more efficient, innovative and environmentally friendly, although textiles and apparel industry growth in sales and exports has slowed down from January to July by 1.5 percentage points and 1.2 percentage points, respectively.
Also many labor-intensive manufacturing industries in China have declined with the country's economic slowdown, as per the industry's 2013-2014 social responsibility report.