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Mixed results for Pakistan’s leather sector

15/04/2009

According to data from Pakistan’s Federal Bureau of Statistics, finished leather production fell 25% in February to 1.3 million m² compared with 1.8 million m² in February 2008. Meanwhile, shoe production rose 32% to 2.6 million pairs compared with 1.9 million pairs in the prior-year period. Sole leather production rose 112.5% to 17 tons in February compared with eight tons.

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