Tunisian leather and shoe exports totalled 709.1 million dinars ($506.2 million) during the first nine months of the year, up 15.9% compared with the same period in 2009.

According to the country’s national leather and footwear centre, this year’s figures exceeded Tunisia’s record export figures in 2008. Higher footwear sales were the main growth driver, accounting for 61.2% of total leather and shoe exports during the nine-month period.

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