Thai Leather Goods Association expects exports to grow 8 percent
Thai Leather Goods Association expects exports to grow 8 percent
Thai Leather Association NaowaratSongswasdichai said that given the resumption of foreign orders, Thailand s leather goods exports is expected to grow 8 percent this year.
Naowarat said that as the global recession, Thailand and leather exports in 2009 decreased by 19 percent, only achieve 47 billion baht is expected to maintain the domestic market of 300 billion baht this year.
Although the Thai leather goods main market is the United States, Denmark, Hong Kong, China, Britain, Japan and Vietnam, new markets, including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Naowarat said "Thai unique design of leather goods manufacturer in the shortest possible time can be a limited supply of orders. Our competitors are not in China and Vietnam - Thailand and the market in which different countries. Our competitors are long leather goods leaders, such as Italy. "
In addition to Thai manufacturers learned from the Italian technology partner activities, the Association also encourages its members to participate Leather Fair Association, as the Italian leather goods and luggage Milan International Exhibition and Thailand, the annual trade fair of leather.
"Domestic sales will increase [in such activities], so by virtue of the Government to continue to support and promote Thai products sold in Thailand, our brands will develop better," she said.
The Association in collaboration with the Office of SME Promotion, Thailand, will launch a promotion of leather goods manufacturer, and design competitive activities, the activities to be carried out in July.
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