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Footwear production up by 18%

01/08/2008

Pakistan has registered a growth of 7.8% in the production of leather during the month of May, processing 1.8 million square-metres, compared to 1.6 million square-metres in May 2007.

According to data released by Federal Bureau of Statistics, the country also produced more than 3 million pairs of footwear during the same month compared to 2.6 million pairs in May last year, a growth of 18.2%.

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