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Healthy rise for Bangladeshi leather exports in July

14/10/2013
The Bangladesh leather industry saw a growth of 31.5% in export earnings during the first month (July) of the current financial year, 2013-14. 

According to the Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau, the country exported finished leather worth $39.4 million, leather products worth $14.51 million and footwear worth $56.4 million in July.

This was a 37% rise in the value of finished leather exports, a 10% rise in leather products and 34% increase in footwear compared with July last year.

The Bangladeshi government has set an export target of $1.2 billion for financial year 2013-14 (July-June) - $459.7 million for leather, $210 million for leather products and $545 million for footwear.

In the last financial year, 2012-13, the leather sector earned export revenues of $981 million.





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