El Salvador textile exports surged to $1.5 billion last year

El Salvador’s garment and textile industry registered 13 percent growth in exports last year.

In 2009, the sector achieved $1.3 billion in exports. Last year it made $1.5 billion.

The trend was maintained through January, when exports reached $15.4 million, up from $12.3 million a year earlier.

Original source (in Spanish): Prensa Libre