Shoe exports fall in September
According to Pakistan’s Federal Bureau of Statistics, the country’s leather exports grew 13.4% in September to $96.2 million compared with $84.8 million in August. Exports rose 4.4% compared with September 2007, up from $92.1 million.
However, the breakdown showed that the country exported footwear worth $10.5 million compared with $12.3 million in August, a 14.6% decline in footwear month-on-month.
Total leather exports for the July to September period rose 1% to $283.4 million compared with $280.6 million for the same three-month period last year. During this period, Pakistan exported four million pairs of shoes worth $36.4 million (including leather shoes worth $32.2 million) compared with 3.5 million pairs at $29.5 million for the same period a year ago, a growth of 23.4%.
