Indian leather exports for the first eight months of the current financial year (April to November, 2006) totalled $1.9 billion, a 9.56% increase compared with $1.8 billion in the prior-year period. In rupee terms, exports rose 13.7% to Rs8.8 billion from Rs7.8 billion. Footwear exports increased from $626.54 million in the 2005 period to $752.14 million in the 2006 period, a 20% increase.

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