Exports on the rise in La Rioja

23/08/2017
Manufactured consumer goods contributed 19.1% of export revenues to the Spanish region of La Rioja in the first half of 2017. La Rioja is the country’s second-largest producer of footwear, after Valencia (principally the province of Alicante).

Over the piece, La Rioja brought in export revenues of €955.9 million over the six-month period, which represents a 10% increase compared to the same months in 2016.

In the month of June, the region recorded export revenues of €158.5 million, 14% up on the same month last year. In June, footwear exports brought in 11.3% of the total, amounting to almost €18 million.