Sri Lankan shoe exports fall
25/06/2009
                    According to Sri Lanka customs, the country exported footwear, leather and leathergoods worth $38.3 million in 2008 compared with $40.8 million in 2007, a decline of 6.1%.
Official figures show its footwear exports were worth 21.6 million in 2008 compared with $24 million in 2007.
Sri Lanka's total exports for 2008 totalled $8.1 billion compared with $7.6 billion in 2007, a rise of 8.8%.