According to Pakistan’s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), the country's total leather exports grew 10.9% to $354.8 million between July 2009 and April 2010 from $320 million during the same period last year.

The breakdown showed that Bangladesh exported finished leather worth $174.9 million compared with $151.2 million during the prior-year period, a rise of 15.7%. Footwear exports grew 4.2% to $161.6 million from $155 million and leather bag and purse exports rose 33.8% to $18.3 million from $13.7 million.

Bangladesh has fixed an export target of $22 million for leather bag and purse exports for the year ended June 30, 2010. The target for footwear exports is $224.3 million.

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