1 leather & shoes industry profile a definition of sic code standard classification 19 tanning and dressing manufacture luggage handbags saddlers harness footwear 191tanning 1910 192 the like 1920 193 1930 general overview has been an important sector country s economy with many factories located in tirana korca gjirokastra shkodra vlora this continues to be one leading industries even after transition new lines production established kavaja durres rrogozhina berat for following table summarizes main economic data description 1999 share total manufac turing 2000 manufa cturing 2001 manufact uring 2002 mln leks 3681 9 4462 11 5530 10 5972 no employees 4431 12 4560 5158 14 5942 15 firms 67 2 62 76