Textile, leather items exports up by 5.9 %

Morocco's exports of textile and leather items progressed by 5.9 % during the first eight months of the current year totaling some 19.28 billion DH ($1.75 billion) compared to 18.2 billion DH ($1.65 billion) a year before.

The exchange office which disclosed the figures said the improvement, despite the depreciation of the European single currency, the Euro, was mainly due to an increase of 17.5 % of sales of hosiery.

Textile and leather items accounted for 38.1 % of Morocco's overall exports which stood at the end of August at 50.63 billion DH ($4.60 billion).