After a brief recovery in April, exports returned to a year-on-year decline last month, according to official data, as weak demand for apparel in key markets and lower order volumes from Western buyers weighed on earnings.

In the July-May period, exports declined 2.55 percent to $43.79 billion

Not only monthly earnings but overall exports in the first 11 months of the fiscal year also register a decline

After a brief recovery in April, exports returned to a year-on-year decline last month, according to official data, as weak demand for apparel in key markets and lower order…