Footwear export volumes from China stay steady, but value falls
China’s footwear manufacturers exported 4.5 billion pairs of footwear in the first six months of this year, bringing in export revenues of $21.7 billion.
These figures, which the China Leather Industry Association has shared with Leatherbiz, represent a small fall in volume, 0.3%, but a larger decline in revenues, 7.2%, compared to the same period last year.
Within this, exports of leather shoes from China over the six-month period reached 250,000 pairs, bringing in almost $3.6 billion, up in volume by 0.3%, but down in value by 4.5%.
Over the same period, traders, brands and retailers in China imported 90 million pairs of shoes, with a combined value of more than $2.6 billion. These figures also represent falls, of 11.6% in volume and of 9.7% in value.
From these totals, imports of leather shoes accounted for 24.8 million pairs with a total value of just over $1.1 billion, down by 20.8% in volume and by 18.8% in value year on year.
