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Brazilian footwear exports collapse in December
In December, Brazilian footwear exports fell by 41.5 percent year-over-year in volume to 7.45 million pairs and by 33.3 percent in value to $73.44 million, according to data released by the Brazilian footwear industry association, Abicalçados. For the whole of 2023, exports dropped by 16.6 percent in volume to 118.34 ...
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Brazilian footwear firms expect to generate $19.6m in sales thanks to Expo Riva Schuh
At Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, the Italian trade show specializing in footwear, bags and accessories held from Jan. 13 to 16 in Riva del Garda, Brazilian exhibitors sold 223,000 pairs of shoes for a total value of $4.1 million. Judging by the deals struck during the trade fair, the ...
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Brazilian footwear exports rise in volume in October
In the first ten months of 2023, Brazilian footwear exports totaled 102.5 million, down by 14 percent year-over-year in volume, and generating about $1 billion in revenues, down by 8.8 percent in value. Compared to the first ten months of 2019, prior to the impact of Covid-19, exports were up ...
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Brazilian shoemakers are relying on domestic demand to grow
Brazilian footwear manufacturing are having to rely on domestic consumption, which is supported by growing purchasing power, to bolster production this year as exports drop due to weaker demand in key markets such as the U.S. and the return of Chinese companies on international markets after having been constrained by ...
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Brazil’s footwear exports continue to decline
In August, Brazilian footwear exports were down by 12.8 percent year-over-year in volume to 9.34 million pairs and by 18.6 percent in value to $95.6 million, according to data released by the Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados. In the first eight months of 2023, shoe exports totaled 82.28 million pairs, down ...
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The Brazilian trade show BFShow to hold its first edition Nov. 21-23
Brazilian Footwear Show-BFShow, promoted by the Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados in partnership with NürnbergMesse Brasil, will hold its first edition on Nov. 21-23 in Porto Alegre at the FIERGS exhibition center. The trade fair also has the support of the Brazilian export and investment promotion agency Apex Brasil and of ...
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Shein is about to roll out its market place in Germany, Spain, France, Italy
Shein, the Singapore-based fast-fashion online retailer, announced that it is expanding its marketplace to Mexico, and that launches in Germany, Spain, France and Italy “will soon follow suit.” The marketplace was previously rolled out in Brazil and the U.S. Shein noted that the local marketplaces offer products from third parties ...
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Brazilian exports suffer from weaker dollar, economic slowdown, Chinese competition
In May, Brazilian footwear exports fell by 18.7 percent year-over-year in volume to 8.53 million pairs and by 5.6 percent in value to $98.2 million due to the weakness of the U.S. dollar against the Brazilian real, the slowdown of the global economy and increased competition from Chinese producers as ...
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Brazilian exports decline in volume in Q1
Brazil’s footwear manufacturers exported 38.44 million pairs of footwear in the first quarter of 2023, down by 5.7 percent year-over-year, for a total of $328.44 million, up by 2.4 percent, according to the local footwear associaton Abicalçados. In the sole month of March, exports totaled 11.67 million pairs, down by ...
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Brazilian footwear production seen up 1.6% this year
Brazilian footwear production is expected to grow by 1.6 percent this year to more than 860 million pairs, according to Abicalçados, the Brazilan footwear association. In January, Brazilian footwear manufacturers exported 14.63 million pairs, up by 4.5 percent year-on-year, generating $117.9 million in revenues, up by 16.6 percent. Abicalçados noted ...
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Brazilian exports already exceed the whole of 2021
In the first nine months of 2022, Brazilian footwear exports totaled 107.9 million pairs, up by 25 percent year-on-year. In value, exports generated $990.35 million, up by 60 percent and more than the $900 million achieved for the whole of 2021, according to data released by the Brazilian footwear association, ...
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Brazilian footwear component exports up 20%
Brazilian exports of footwear components totaled $253 million in the first seven months of 2022, up by 20 percent year-over-year, according to Assintecal, the local association of leather, footwear and component companies. Exports were also up by 37 percent compared with the first seven months of 2019, indicating that the ...
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Brazilian footwear exports continue to be strong
In July, Brazilian footwear exports rose by 35.3 percent in volume to 12 million pairs and by 50.8 percent in value to $111.8 million, according to data released by the Brazilian footwear association, Abicalçados. In the first seven months of 2022, footwear exports rose by 31.8 percent in volume to ...
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Brazil footwear exports continue to rise strongly
In May, Brazilian footwear exports rose by 19.8 percent in volume to 10.5 million pairs and by 59.5 percent in value to $104 million, according to data released by the Brazilian footwear association, Abicalçados. In the first five months of 2022, footwear exports rose by 30.2 percent in volume to ...
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Brazilian exports at their highest since 2011
In February 2022, Brazilian footwear exports rose by 36.2 percent in volume to 13.58 million pairs and by 75.5 percent in value to $108 million, according to data released by the Brazilian footwear association, Abicalçados. In the first two months of 2022, exports rose by 40 percent in volume to ...
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Brazilian exports rise 32% in volume in 2021
In 2021, Brazilian footwear exports rose by 32.0 percent year-over-year in volume to 123.6 million pairs and by 36.8 percent in value to $900.3 million, according to data released by the trade association Abicalçados. When compared with 2019, exports grew by 7.3 percent in volume but fell by 7.4 percent ...
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Brazilian exports surge in October
In the first 10 months of 2021, Brazilian footwear exports rose by 32.2 percent year-over-year in volume to 99.07 million pairs and by 30.7 percent in value to $712.4 million, according to data released by the trade association Abicalçados. When compared with the first 10 months of 2019, exports grew ...
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Brazilian exports return to pre-Covid levels in volume
In the first eight months of 2021, Brazilian footwear exports rose by 33.4 percent year-over-year in volume to 75.2 million pairs and by 23.9 percent in value to $541.34 million, according to data released by the trade association Abicalçados. When compared with the first eight months of 2019, exports fell ...
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Brazilian exports rise by a third in volume
In the first half of 2021, Brazilian footwear exports rose by 17.7 percent in value to $389 million and by 32.3 percent in volume to 57 million pairs compared with the previous year when trade was depressed by the Covid-19 outbreak, according to data released by the local footwear association ...
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Brazilian footwear exports up by 76% in volume in April
In April, Brazilian footwear exports exports rose by 76.0 percent year-on-year in volume to 8.5 million pairs and by 115.0 percent in value to $65 million, according to the Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados . In April 2020, exports were affected by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in several key ...