BEIJING — China's textile and garment exports grew 9.9 percent year-on-year to $265.2 billion in the first 11 months, official data shows.

Textile exports reached $141.6 billion in the period, a notable 31 percent growth from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Garment exports dropped 7.2 percent to $123.6 billion.

In November alone, the country's textile exports expanded 22.2 percent year-on-year to $12 billion.

The pace of growth accelerated 6.3 percentage points from October, the MIIT data shows.

Garment exports in November increased 6.9 percent year-on-year to $12.6 billion.