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US leather-sector imports twelve times greater than exports in 2012

15/02/2013
New figures from the US Department of Commerce show that in the course of 2012, tanners and traders across the country exported hides and skins with a value of almost $2.8 billion. The figure represents an increase of 4.3% on the hide and skin export revenues achieved by the US in 2011.

As for imports, companies in the US brought in hides and skins with a value of $226 million compared to $188 million in 2011, a rise of 20.2%.

In a separate entry in its figures, the department said the US had exported leather and allied products with a value of just over $2.8 billion in 2012. Imports in the same category had a value for the year of more than $36.1 billion.




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