World Footwear

International Trade

Leather footwear leads exports in value, but rubber & plastic leads in volume

Premium ContentSep 2, 2024 / World Footwear Yearbook
Leather footwear accounts for 38% of the total value. In terms of volume, rubber & plastic footwear commands the pole position, accounting for half of the global exports, according to the latest World Footwear Yearbook

Asia accounts for more than half of global consumption

Premium ContentAug 27, 2024 / World Footwear Yearbook
The dominance of the Asian continent in the consumption of footwear continues, according to data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2024, as recently released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

Pakistani footwear exports end the year in the red

Aug 22, 2024 / Pakistan
In the twelve months to June 2024, Pakistan’s footwear exports fell by 9.22% in value and 4.12% in volume, as compared to the previous year. Leather footwear exports took the biggest hit

Average worldwide export price continues an upward trend to reach $12

Premium ContentAug 20, 2024 / World Footwear Yearbook
Prices of footwear continued to increase in 2023, as revealed by the latest World Footwear Yearbook, as recently released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association. $12 threshold reached

A significant setback for footwear exports in 2023

Premium ContentAug 13, 2024 / World Footwear Yearbook
The latest data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2024, recently released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association, reveals a drop in footwear exports last year, both in value and volume

Global footwear production down by 1.5 billion pairs in 2023

Premium ContentJul 30, 2024 / World Footwear Yearbook
Last year saw footwear production and exports decline by 6% and 9.1% respectively, according to data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2024, as recently released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

Disruptions in the Red Sea continued into the third quarter

Jul 26, 2024 / World
Global ocean carrier AP Moller-Maersk has warned that the coming months will be difficult for both carriers and businesses as the conflicts in the Red Sea continue to affect the normal functioning of supply chains

Upward trend in Vietnamese exports of leather, footwear and handbags

Jul 24, 2024 / Vietnam
Based on positive results so far, Vietnam’s exports of leather, footwear and handbags could reach 26 to 27 billion USD by the end of the year, according to Lefaso

Brazilian footwear industry concerned by surging Chinese imports

Jul 11, 2024 / Brazil
The warning comes from Abicalçados. The surge in Chinese footwear imports is causing concern for the Brazilian footwear industry, which continues to see a steady decline in exports

A negative start to the year 2024 for Italian footwear

Jun 26, 2024 / Italy
In the first quarter of the year, the Italian footwear industry recorded “significant setbacks in all economic indicators”, including exports and turnover. More than 80% of entrepreneurs do not expect an improvement before 2025

Bangladesh leather exports on the decline

Jun 19, 2024 / Bangladesh
It seems that the year 2023-2024 won’t be a positive one for Bangladesh’s leather exports. With one month left to the end of the year, total leather exports have declined by 14.17% year-over-year

Positive 2023 for Italian footwear, leather goods and tannery machinery exports

Jun 18, 2024 / Italy
According to ASSOMAC, the association representing Italian manufacturers of footwear, leather goods and tanning technology, the 3.66% year-on-year growth in exports in 2023 shows the “resilience” of the sector

Brazilian footwear exports remain in the red

Jun 12, 2024 / Brazil
Brazilian footwear exports are still in the red. In the first five months of the year, footwear exports fell by 25% in volume and 22% in value, as compared to the same period of last year

Indian leather exports down for the year

May 23, 2024 / India
Exports of leather and leather goods fell by nearly 10% in the fiscal year ending last March, as compared with the previous fiscal year, due to weak demand from markets such as the US and Europe

2023: a slow year for Italian footwear exports

May 22, 2024 / Italy
Footwear exports in 2023 faced a gradual decline, resulting in a year-end figure that was 0.6% lower in value as compared to the previous year. Negative import figures also suggest a lack of momentum in the market
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