The leather industry in Bangladesh brought in export revenues of just over $700 million in the first ten months of the current financial year, July 2019 to April 2020. This represents a decline of 16% year on year.

Exports of finished leather contributed $90.5 million towards the total, but this figure represents a decline of almost 40%. Shipments of leather shoes brought in $413.1 million, down by almost 16%.

However, exports of leathergoods remained steady, bringing in $197.3 million over the ten-month period, a fall of less than 1%.

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