During the first ten months of 2008, Chinese leather exports grew 9.4% to $23.2 billion compared with $21.2 billion in the corresponding period last year.

These figures, published by the China Leather Industry Association, show that exports of leather travel goods and cases grew 26.5% to $11.2 billion compared with $8.9 billion in the prior-year ten-month period. Leather ball exports rose 29.4% to $295.1 million from $228.1 million, footwear component exports grew 38% to $1.3 billion from $920.5 million, leather equipment exports were up 22.9% to $54.8 million from $44.6 million and raw hide exports grew 8.3% to $1.6 million from $1.5 million.

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