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Vietnamese leather exports down 10%

14/08/2009

According to Vietnam’s Leather and Footwear Association, Lefaso, the country’s leather and footwear exports fell 10% during the first seven months of 2009.


Exports for the seven-month period totalled $2.5 billion, while export turnover for July was $400 million.


Lefaso has pointed out that leather and shoe exports for the rest of 2009 will need to exceed $2 billion if the country is to meet its export target. The association claims many are using the internet as a way of increasing overseas sales.

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