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The Philippine footwear industry yields under China`s competition

22/09/2004

The Philippines has a long history of shoe production. Renowned for its Marikina footwear industry the country was a major shoe exporter to the USA and other countries in the mid 1980s. In 1997 its shoe exports earned nearly $200 million. Today, the industry is yielding under the Chinese competition.

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