Czech Republic four-month production
22 June 2006
The Czech Statistical Office reports that the production of leather and leather products in the Czech Republic in the first four months of this year was 9.1% higher than in the same period in 2005. In comparison, overall industrial output in the Czech Republic in the January to April period was 12.2% higher year-on-year. According to the same office the number of people employed in the Czech leather industry in April was 4.4% per cent lower than in the same month in 2005, according to the CTK news agency's Business News.