Czech footwear output in the Czech Republic dropped to five million pairs in 2004 as domestic shoe producers struggled to compete with low priced Chinese imports, according to data released by the Czech Footwear Association (COA). Chinese footwear firms exported almost 32 million pairs of shoes to the Czech Republic last year, priced on average at Kc50 ($2.158) per pair. In 2000, Czech shoemakers manufactured 13 million pairs of shoes, whilst Chinese imports amounted to 18.6 million pairs.

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