BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 19
By Eldar Janashvili - Trend:
From January through November 2019, the total value of footwear, clothing, yarn and leather goods produced in Azerbaijan amounted to 378 million manat ($222.3 million), which is 36.2 percent more than in the same period of the previous year, Trend reports referring to the country's State Statistical Committee.
The production of clothing increased by 11.5 percent, while the production of leather goods and footwear and the production of yarn decreased by 1.3 percent in the first 11 months of 2019.
In the reporting period, the retail turnover of yarn products, clothing and footwear exceeded 6.3 billion manat ($3.7 billion), having increased by 4.1 percent on annualized basis.
Clothing and footwear accounted for about 18.4 percent of consumer spending.
The prices for clothes increased by 0.4 percent, the prices for footwear increased by 0.4 percent and the prices for fabrics increased by 0.1 percent in November compared to October 2019. The prices for these products increased by 0.6 percent, 1.2 percent and 3.4 percent on the annualized basis, respectively.
Production of clothes and footwear in Azerbaijan (from January through November 2019):
|
Goods produced within January through November 2019 |
Ratio compared to January through November 2018 (%) |
Finished goods in warehouses as of Dec. 1, 2019 |
|
|
Clothes |
|||
|
Outer knitwear, 1,000 pieces |
332.2 |
87.9 |
1.4 |
|
Under knitwear, 1,000 pieces |
514.8 |
91.3 |
0.4 |
|
Socks, 1,000 pairs |
2,740 |
123.5 |
12.2 |
|
Professional clothes for men, 1,000 pieces |
529.8 |
165.4 |
1.9 |
|
Jackets and blazers, pieces |
2510 |
1.1 |
4,370 |
|
Women's suits, pieces |
1,677 |
51.9 |
- |
|
Leather goods and footwear |
|||
|
Leather, 1,000 sq. m. |
50 |
94.9 |
140 |
|
Tanned leather, 1,000 sq. m. |
48.8 |
43 |
30.8 |
|
Footwear, 1,000 pairs |
254.1 |
120 |
9.9 |
(1 USD = 1.7 AZN on Dec. 19)
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