CAIRO - 2 December 2019: Egypt's exports of leather, leather products and footwear declined by 21.9 percent for the period between January and September, registering $62.9 million, compared to $80.6 million for the same period last year.
However, the sector's exports witnessed a 15.2 percent increase in September to reach $6.02 million, against $5.23 million for the same month in 2018, according to a monthly report issued by the Leather Export Council of Egypt (LEC) on Wednesday, according to state news agency, MENA.
Leather exports constituted 93.9 percent of the sector's total exports during the above-mentioned period, registering $52.1 million, the report said.
Spain, Portugal, India, China and Italy were the leading importing nations, recording $13.96 million, $9.083 million, $9.082 million, $7.807 million and $7.204 million, respectively, the council noted
Mon, Dec. 2, 2019
