Analysis of Export Performance of Leather and Leather Products during April-August 2014 vis-à-vis April-August 2013
1.0 Introduction:
As per officially notified DGCI& S monthly export data, the export of Leather and Leather products for the period April-August 2014 touched US$ 2881.29 mn as against the performance of US$ 2361.23 mn in the corresponding period of last year, recording a positive growth of 22%. In rupee terms, the export touched Rs. 173076.8 million in April-August 2014 as against the previous year’s performance of Rs. 137313.75 million registering a positive growth of 26%.
A Statement showing the Product-wise Export performance during April-August 2014 vis-à-vis April-August 2013 is given below:
| EXPORT OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS FROM INDIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DURING APRIL-AUGUST 2014 VIS-A-VIS APRIL-AUGUST 2013 | |||
| (Value in Million Rs) | |||
| CATEGORY | APRIL-AUG | APRIL-AUG | % VARIATION |
| 2013 | 2014 | ||
| FINISHED LEATHER | 30256.17 | 36372.21 | 20% |
| LEATHER FOOTWEAR | 46761.19 | 61206.05 | 31% |
| FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS | 7960.67 | 10321.15 | 30% |
| LEATHER GARMENTS | 13925.51 | 15865.13 | 14% |
| LEATHER GOODS | 30988.03 | 36398.01 | 17% |
| SADDLERY AND HARNESS | 3347.83 | 4449.59 | 33% |
| NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR | 4074.35 | 8464.66 | 108% |
| TOTAL | 137313.75 | 173076.8 | 26% |
| (Value in Million US$) | ||||
| CATEGORY | APRIL-AUG | APRIL-AUG | % VARIATION | % Share |
| 2013 | 2014 | |||
| FINISHED LEATHER | 520.28 | 605.51 | 16% | 21% |
| LEATHER FOOTWEAR | 804.10 | 1018.93 | 27% | 35% |
| FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS | 136.89 | 171.82 | 26% | 6% |
| LEATHER GARMENTS | 239.46 | 264.11 | 10% | 9% |
| LEATHER GOODS | 532.87 | 605.93 | 14% | 21% |
| SADDLERY AND HARNESS | 57.57 | 74.07 | 29% | 3% |
| NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR | 70.06 | 140.92 | 101% | 5% |
| TOTAL | 2361.23 | 2881.29 | 22% | 100% |
- In Rupee Terms, export of leather & leather products have shown positive growth in all the product segments during the first five months of the current financial year 2014-15.
- In Dollar Terms, export of leather & leather products have shown positive growth in all the product segments during the first five months of the current financial year 2014-15.
- Country-wise analysis
- The major markets for Indian Leather & Leather Products are Germany with a share of 12.66%, U.K. 11.22%, USA 12.18%, Italy 8.29%, France 5.88%, Hong Kong 7.18%, Spain 5.21%, Netherlands 3.70%, China 3.04%, Denmark 1.26%, UAE.4.05%, Belgium 1.97%,
- These 12 countries together accounts for nearly 77% of India’s total leather& leather products export.
Export of leather & leather products to major markets like Germany, USA, UK, Italy, France, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Canada, Japan, Portugal, UAE, China have shown positive growth during April-July 2014.
Trend in India’s Export of Leather & Leather Products to different countries during April-August 2014 vis-à-vis April-August 2013:
| TOTAL | Share in | |||
| COUNTRY | APRIL-AUG | % change | total export | |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | ||
| GERMANY | 304.20 | 364.89 | 19.95% | 12.66% |
| U.S.A. | 253.87 | 351.07 | 38.28% | 12.18% |
| U.K. | 263.45 | 323.14 | 22.66% | 11.22% |
| ITALY | 209.46 | 238.79 | 14.00% | 8.29% |
| FRANCE | 142.78 | 169.46 | 18.68% | 5.88% |
| HONG KONG | 215.89 | 206.84 | -4.19% | 7.18% |
| SPAIN | 116.65 | 150.15 | 28.72% | 5.21% |
| RUSSIA | 19.50 | 21.65 | 11.03% | 0.75% |
| NETHERLANDS | 88.57 | 106.63 | 20.39% | 3.70% |
| AUSTRALIA | 29.45 | 33.06 | 12.27% | 1.15% |
| NEWZEALAND | 3.84 | 4.96 | 29.17% | 0.17% |
| DENMARK | 35.15 | 36.42 | 3.64% | 1.26% |
| GREECE | 4.32 | 6.18 | 43.18% | 0.21% |
| CANADAvvvv | 20.47 | 26.62 | 30.02% | 0.92% |
| SWITZERLAND | 14.28 | 16.08 | 12.59% | 0.56% |
| SWEDEN | 22.77 | 22.10 | -2.93% | 0.77% |
| S. AFRICA | 20.82 | 22.20 | 6.61% | 0.77% |
| AUSTRIA | 18.45 | 16.50 | -10.54% | 0.57% |
| BELGIUM | 42.14 | 56.67 | 34.48% | 1.97% |
| JAPAN | 18.31 | 21.45 | 17.19% | 0.74% |
| PORTUGAL | 21.29 | 32.59 | 53.09% | 1.13% |
| CHINA | 53.35 | 87.70 | 64.39% | 3.04% |
| SINGAPORE | 7.64 | 11.85 | 55.13% | 0.41% |
| U.A.E. | 73.10 | 116.61 | 59.54% | 4.05% |
| INDONESIA | 10.92 | 10.60 | -2.95% | 0.37% |
| KOREA REP. | 23.07 | 28.41 | 23.18% | 0.99% |
| VIETNAM | 30.33 | 49.13 | 61.96% | 1.71% |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 16.95 | 19.99 | 17.95% | 0.69% |
| OTHERS | 280.21 | 329.53 | 17.60% | 11.44% |
| TOTAL | 2361.23 | 2881.29 | 22.03% | 100.00% |
| Source : DGCIS | ||||
3.0 Port-wise export performance
As per the Port-wise / Region-wise compilation for the period April-August 2014, export of leather & leather products from all the Regions have shown positive export trends
| Port-wise / Regionwise Export of Leather and Leather products during | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRIL-AUGUST-2014 vis-a-vis APRIL-AUGUST-2013 | |||||
| TOTAL OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS | |||||
| (Value in Million US$) | |||||
| Region | APRIL-AUG | Share in | APRIL-AUG | Share in | % Variation |
| 2013 | Total Export | 2014 | Total Export | ||
| Southern | 719.61 | 30.48% | 861.98 | 29.92% | 19.78% |
| Western | 550.44 | 23.31% | 625.91 | 21.72% | 13.71% |
| Eastern | 313.85 | 13.29% | 346.98 | 12.04% | 10.56% |
| Northern | 277.74 | 11.76% | 325.33 | 11.29% | 17.13% |
| Central | 59.81 | 2.53% | 127.33 | 4.42% | |
| Others | 439.78 | 18.63% | 593.77 | 20.61% | 35.01% |
| Total | 2361.23 | 100.00% | 2881.29 | 100.00% | 22.03% |
| Source : DGCI&S | |||||
4.0 Conclusion:
India’s export of leather & leather products during the period year April-August 2014 touched US$ 2881.29 million as against US$ 2361.23 million in the corresponding period last year, recording a positive growth of 22%.
Export of different categories of Footwear alone holds a major share of 46% in India’s total leather & leather Products exports with an export value of US$ 1331.67 mn. This is followed by Leather Goods & Accessories with a share of 21%, finished leather 21%, leather garments 9% and saddlery & harness 3%.
Among the product segment, Non-leather footwear has achieved a remarkable 100% growth in April-August 2014 over the corresponding period last year.
Chart showing the product wise percentage share in total exports
