China favours Italian leather and fur

11/06/2001

Figures released last week by China’s General Administration of Customs show that during the period January to April, 2001, the country imported leather and fur products worth a total of $111 million from Italy.

During the same period, China imported Italian textile and raw materials products worth $65.424 million, and chemical products worth $73.414 million. China’s total Italian imports for the period were $1.175 billion U.S. dollars - up 41 percent year on year.