Hungarian ten-month production and sales

Hungary's Central Statistical Office reports that the production of leather and leather products in Hungary in the first ten months of this year was 0.7% higher than in the same period in 2004. Hungarian leather industry companies saw their sales fall by 0.7% year-on-year in the January to October period, including a fall in sales of 24.7% on the domestic Hungarian market and 9.1% higher sales on export markets.