According to the Indian Council for Leather Exports (CLE), the country’s leather sector is looking to increase both production and export levels.

The CLE says the new target for exports by 2013-14 is $7 billion, by which time more than a million jobs are expected to be created within the industry.

The Indian government believes exports will be significantly higher than the 2009-10 total of $4.2 billion. It predicts that finished leather exports will rise to $1.4 billion, footwear exports will reach $3.4 billion, leather garment exports will hit $492 million and leather glove exports will total $1.8 billion.

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