The average monthly wage in the Ukrainian leather industry in the first eleven months of 2008 was US$131, compared with US$108 in the same period in 2007. In comparison, the average monthly wage in Ukraine in the January to November period last year was US$258.
Ukraine eleven-month sales
Ukraine's State Statistics Committee reports that leather and leather products' sales in Ukraine were worth US$229 million in the first eleven months of 2008, compared with US$174 million in the same period in 2007.