Baku, Azerbaijan, May 18
By Kheyraddin Nasirzade - Trend:
The total volume of clothing production reached 44.6 million manats in Azerbaijan in January-April 2019, which is 10.2 percent more than in the same period of 2018, Trend reports referring to the country's State Statistics Committee.
The production of leather goods and footwear decreased by 29.5 percent and amounted to 6.8 million manats, while the yarn production increased by 48.1 percent and reached 114.1 million manats in January-April 2019.
In total, yarn products, shoes, clothing and leather goods worth 165.6 million manats were produced in the country in January-April 2019 (a 59.8 percent increase over a year).
Production of clothes and footwear in Azerbaijan (January-April 2019):
Goods produced in January-April 2019 |
Difference compared to January-April 2018 (%) |
Finished goods in warehouses as of May 1, 2019 |
|
Clothes |
|||
Outer knitwear, 1,000 pieces |
25.2 |
59.4 |
1.8 |
Under knitwear, 1,000 pieces |
205.4 |
184.8 |
27.1 |
Socks, 1,000 pairs |
844.1 |
138.2 |
14.0 |
Professional clothes for men, 1,000 pieces |
154.1 |
107.9 |
2.7 |
Jackets and blazers, pieces |
380 |
0.5 |
4,370 |
Women's suits, pieces |
957 |
50.0 |
- |
Leather goods and footwear |
|||
Leather, 1,000 sq. m. |
17.1 |
137.9 |
140.0 |
Leather and fur products, 1,000 sq. m. |
28.6 |
50.8 |
29.1 |
Footwear, 1,000 pairs |
69.2 |
125.8 |
24.3 |
During the reported period, the retail turnover of yarn products, clothing and footwear reached 2.01 billion manats, having increased by 2.9 percent compared to the same period of 2018. In retail chains, consumers spend about 17.7 percent of money on clothes and shoes.
The prices for clothes and shoes remained unchanged, while prices for fabrics increased by 0.4 percent in April compared to March. The prices for these products increased by 3.5 percent, 7.4 percent and 2.5 percent over a year, respectively.
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