JLIA reports Japan’s leather import and export figures for November
Japan’s leather and leathergoods industries association (JLIA) has reported exports of leather for the month of November 2019 of almost $13.3 million. This represents an increase of 5.7% compared to the same month the year before.
Although the country’s imports of leather in November were higher, at $15.4 million, this represented a decline of more than 20% year on year.
Exports of handbags and other leathergoods were down by 2.5%, reaching $8.7 million. Imports of these products were flat compared to the previous November at $530 million.
Footwear exports were down in value by 13.3% at $7 million. Imports of shoes were down too, by almost 9%, reaching $380 million for the month.