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‘Difficult year’ for UK leather industry

02/07/2019

Figures from the UK leather industry show exports fell 15% in value and 12% in volume in 2018 in what Leather UK describes as “a difficult year”. The value of raw material exports fell 22% compared with 2017, while the volume fell 13%, reflecting a decline in selling prices. This is in line with the rest of the world. Exports of finished leather ...

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