ISLAMABAD: The export of leather products during the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY21) increased by 8.39 per cent when compared with the corresponding period of last year.
During the July-August FY21 period, leather products worth $98.23 million were exported from the country, as compared to the export of $90.62 million during the same period of last year.
According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the export of leather garments increased by 2.18pc, from $51.41 million last year to $52.53 million, while that of leather gloves surged from $37.4 million last year to $43.1 million.
During the period under review, the export of ‘other’ leather products grew by 42.81pc, from $1.81 million to $2.59 million.
