According to the local association LFMEAB, sales abroad of leather footwear in the period July 2014-March 2015 have represented 109% of the target established for the period
In the first ten months of the year, a decline in volumes exported was registered (down by 8.9%). At the same time the value of exported footwear increased by 12.9%
The study Footwear Consumer 2030 predicts that in the next 15 years the price of footwear will increase as a reflection of the growing production costs in China and as a result of a lack of alternative suppliers of low cost workforce
The UAE is now the 12th largest buyer of Brazilian footwear and it acquired 8.38 million US dollars’ worth of shoes in the first four months of the year
The study Footwear Consumer 2030 predicts that in the next 15 years the economic dynamics, the geographic shifts in production and the consumer preferences will influence the decisions of the footwear industry
According to the local bureau of statistics, the country's footwear exports were down by 7.84% in value and 2.34% in quantity in March, resulting in deceleration of the exports' growth for the period July-March
Although the Indonesian authorities have been praising the weakening currency as an opportunity to boost exports, this feeling is not shared by the local footwear industry and their association