Quick estimates of index for leather industry

12/09/2006
The Central Statistics Organisation of the Indian government has released its Quick Estimates of Index for Industrial Production (IIP) in July. The general index stands at 233.9, 12.4% higher than the level in July 2005.

Despite 15 of the 17 industry groups included showing positive growth in July compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, leather and leather and fur products fell by 7.2%.