Footwear exports increase by 4.29 percent

ISLAMABAD: The footwear exports from the country witnessed an increase of 4.29 percent during the eleven months of current financial year (2019-20) as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

Pakistan exported footwear worth $114.860 million during July-May (2019-20) against the exports of $110.140 million during July-May (2018-19), showing a growth of 4.29 percent, according to the latest data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

In terms of quantity, the exports of footwear also increased by 12.62 percent by going up from 11,887 metric tons to 13,388 metric tons, according to the data.

Among the footwear products, the exports of leather footwear increased by 1.83 percent as it surged from $95.665 million last year to $97.413 million during the current year.

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