Full-year figures show substantial drop in Pakistan’s leather exports
18/08/2016
Between July 2015 and June 2016, tanners in Pakistan exported 16.1 million square-metres of finished leather. This material earned export revenues of $362.5 million.
Compared to the 2014-2015 financial year, these figures represent a decline of 27.6% in volume and of 25.9% in value.
Exports of leather footwear were also down. Footwear manufacturers in Pakistan exported just under 6.4 million pairs of leather shoes in 2015-2016, earning export revenues of $89 million. Compared to the previous financial year, this represents a fall of 7.7% in volume and of 18.8% in value.
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