The Ukrainian government reports that Ukraine produced 79.6 million square decimetres of leather goods in the first four months of this year, a year-on-year fall of 2.2%, according to the Interfax news agency. Shoe production fell by 7.2% year-on-year to 5.12 million pairs. In value terms, Ukraine produced leather and leather goods, including shoes, worth US$45.9 million in the first four months of this year.