China Oct. – Apparel retail sales value in major department stores picked up sharply in Oct. 2011, rising by about 14.77per cent y/y to CNY 17.14 billion, according to Nation Commercial Information Center of China. For volume, retail sales volume of apparel products edged down 3.38% y/y to 39.19 million pieces in Oct. The data also shows that retail sales value of knitted products increased 15.28% y/y to CNY1.87 billion in Oct.