Tough times for Pakistani leather sector
Full-year export figures for Pakistan’s leather industry show total revenue of $850 million, down by 8% year on year. Pakistan’s financial year runs from July to June.
Exports of finished leather brought in $137.6 million, a decline of 18%. Revenues from finished leather products, including garments, reached $545 million, a fall of 5.5%.
For exports of footwear, of all kinds, revenues for the recently closed financial year were $162 million, down by 9.2%.