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UK remains the largest consumer of Indian leather and leather goods

27/01/2006

The United Kingdom (UK) was the largest consumer of Indian leather and products during the period April to October 2005. The UK's total imports from the Indian leather sector stood at $192.46 million compared with $160.56 million in same period last year. The second largest buyer was Germany with total imports of $185.91 million, followed by the USA at $171.37 million, Italy at $145.64 million, Hong Kong at $136.98 million and Spain at $100.23 million compared with $177.69 million, $181.12 million, $125.02 million, $150.07 million and $91.52 million respectively for the same period in 2004.

During the period India’s leather sector recorded a 5.37% rise in earnings which was largely attributed to higher exports of leather footwear.

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