According to representatives of the guilds of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Leather Shoes (CNCC), and the Nicaraguan Chamber of Leather and Footwear (Camcunic), in the first six months the local production of clothing and footwear has decreased by about 30%.


Figures from the Central Bank of Nicaragua detail that from January to June of this year the value of imports of footwear and clothing reached $65 million, 8% less than the $71 million reported in the first semester of 2017.

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Alejandro Delgado, president of Camcunic, said to Elnuevodiario.com that "... This reduction in imports could be until the end of the year, because importers did not place large orders for two reasons: fear that the situation will not normalize by the end of the year and limited financing."

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On the other hand, Santos Reyes, president of CNCC, explained that "... The workshops are not producing at the same capacity, so national footwear is not being consumed. If this had not happened (crisis), everything would be different. The workshops would not have stopped production and we would have managed the growth that we had been proposing year after year, which is 12% and 14%."

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

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