Cotton imuorts down as textiles demand slows
China, the world's largest cotton consumer,reduced imports by 30 percent in October from a year earlier as demand for clothingand textiles slowed,according to China Cotton Association estimates.It imported 96,200 metric tons, down 30 percent from October2007,the Beijing-based group said.Imports since the start of the marketing year on September 1 totaled 225,200 tons, down 39 per-cent from a year earlier.Bloomberg News said.