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Growth for South African footwear and accessory exports

20/08/2019
South Africa’s revenue service has said the value of the country’s exports of hides, skins and leather in the first half of 2019 was around $115 million at current exchange rates.

This compares to $137 million in the same months last year, a decline of 16%.

Exports of footwear and accessories had a value of around $435 million in the first six months of 2019. This compares to a figure of $398 million for the same period in 2018, which means growth of 9.3% year on year.


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