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Footwear production rebounds in 2024

Aug 5, 2025 / World Footwear Yearbook
Last year, global footwear production recovered, increasing by 6.9% and regaining the 1.5 billion pairs lost in 2023. This is one of the key conclusions of the data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2025, just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

2024: footwear production rebounds, exports rise in volume but not in value

Jul 31, 2025 / World Footwear Yearbook
In 2024, global footwear production recovered, increasing by 6.9% and regaining the 1.5 billion pairs lost in 2023. Footwear exports also improved in volume, rising by 4.6% compared to the previous year. However, the total export value remained nearly flat, growing by just 0.1%. These are some of the key conclusions of the data published in the World Footwear Yearbook 2025, just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association

Portuguese footwear industry gears up for defence investment

Jul 21, 2025 / Portugal
In light of the anticipated increase in defence spending by NATO countries, the Portuguese footwear industry is gearing up to increase its production of technical footwear

Bangladesh: leather and non-leather footwear exports on the rise in 2024-2025

Jun 20, 2025 / Bangladesh
Data from the Export Promotion Bureau reveals that Bangladesh’s footwear sector has shown an upward trend between July 2024 and May 2025, across both the leather and non-leather segments

French footwear exports decline, while imports remain flat

Jun 6, 2025 / France
According to the Alliance France de Cuir, exports of French footwear decreased by 4% year-on-year to 1.32 billion euros in the first quarter, while imports remained flat at 2.09 billion euros

April dip in Brazilian footwear exports linked to sluggish US demand

May 21, 2025 / Brazil
Following a strong start to the year, Brazilian footwear exports slowed in April, as US buyers reduced orders due to high inventory levels resulting from stockpiling in late 2024

Portuguese footwear exports grow in the first quarter

May 20, 2025 / Portugal
In the first quarter of 2025, the Portuguese footwear sector exported 20 million pairs of shoes, worth 453 million euros. This represents a 4.9% increase in volume and a 5.4% increase in value, as compared to the same period last year

India’s leather, non-leather footwear and leather products exports rise by 25% in 2024-2025

May 6, 2025 / India
India’s exports of leather, non-leather footwear and leather products grew by around 25% year-on-year to 5.7 billion US dollars in fiscal 2024-25, according to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE)

Brazilian footwear exports rise in the first quarter

Apr 21, 2025 / Brazil
Brazilian footwear exports grew in volume and value in the first quarter of the year, but Abicalçados fears a slowdown in this trend in the coming months due to the volatile global environment

Bangladeshi leather footwear exports continue to grow

Apr 15, 2025 / Bangladesh
Leather footwear exports are underpinning the positive performance of the leather industry in the fiscal year 2024-2025, according to the Export Promotion Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh

Global footwear trade in 2024: China exports slow, US and Germany rebound in imports

Premium ContentApr 1, 2025 / World
China remained the top footwear exporter in 2024, with exports increasing in volume but decreasing in value. Meanwhile, Vietnam and Indonesia consolidated their positions with double-digit export growth. On the import side, the US and Germany reversed their import declines in 2023, which suggests a resurgence in global demand

Brazilian footwear exports benefit from the strong dollar at the start of the year

Mar 21, 2025 / Brazil
The Brazilian footwear industry showed positive export performance in volume and value between January and February, benefiting from the strength of the dollar against the real

Assomac supports internationalisation efforts

Mar 5, 2025 / Italy
The Italian Association of Tanning, Shoe and Leather Goods Machinery Manufacturers (Assomac) is supporting the internationalisation efforts of the sector in key markets such as India, Hong Kong and Pakistan

Fashion and footwear exports from Uruguay end 2024 with a positive balance

Feb 14, 2025 / Uruguay
After a rocky start to 2024, Uruguay’s fashion and footwear sales grew by 4% throughout the year, according to Uruguay XXI

2024 will not significantly change the landscape of the world’s top footwear exporters

Feb 11, 2025 / World
We have looked back at the data available so far on the performance of some of the world’s top footwear exporters in 2024. Unsurprisingly, Asian countries continue to dominate, but China has slowed. In Europe, we highlight the performance of Spain with consistent growth in value and volume of exports
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