Turkey exported raw hides and skins, and leather, worth US$106 million in the first ten months of this year, compared with US$100 million in the same period in 2007. Turkish imports of the same types of commodities in the January to October period this year were worth US$459 million, as against US$513 million in the corresponding period in 2007.
Turkish production and trade
Turkey's State Statistics Institute reports that the production of leather and leather products in Turkey in October was 11.5% higher than in October last year. In comparison, the annual decrease in industrial output in Turkey in October was 8.5%.