““In total, in the first 9 months of this year, about 85.5 percent of our shoes have been exported to five countries (Iraq, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Georgia) which in this regard, the shares of Iraq, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan were 41.5, 15.4 and 13.4 percent respectively”, he explained. This industrial activist mentioned that the export rate of any type of shoe from Tir of this year till Aban, has been increased and said: “according to 50 percent decrease in value and 48 percent decrease in weight of shoe export in Azar comparing to Aban and 26.8 percent decrease in weight and 5.4 percent decrease in value of shoe export in Azar comparing to the same month of the last year, we had witnessed the decrease of export growth rate of any type of shoes from 48.7 percent at the end of the first eight month of this year to 42.3 percent at the end of Azar.”