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ArticleBrazilian exports hit by US tariffs
In August, Brazilian footwear exports fell by 0.5 percent year-over-year in volume to 7.64 million pairs and by 9.1 percent in value to $77 million after the US introduced a 50 percent import tariff on Brazilian goods on Aug. 7. The US is Brazil’s main export market. Over the first ...
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ArticleGerman footwear industry revenues up 1.3% in H1
The German footwear manufacturers posted revenues of €1.16 billion in the first half, a 1.3 percent increase from €1.15 billion a year earlier. Domestic sales grew by 5.1 percent year-on-year to €924 million, while foreign sales declined by 11 percent to €242 million, according to the German footwear and leather ...
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ArticleItalian footwear manufacturers revenues drop by 5.6% in first half of 2025
In the first half of 2025, revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers fell by 5.6 percent year-over-year, according to a survey carried out in July by Confindustria Accessori Moda among members of the Italian footwear association Assocalzaturifici. The report, however, showed signs of improvement as the decline in the second quarter ...
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Turkey’s inflation slows down
Turkey’s annual inflation rate fell to 33.0 percent in August from 33.5 percent the previous month, according to the statistics office Tuik. Compared to the previous month, consumer prices in the country rose by 2.0 percent in August. Inflation in Turkey is falling despite sustained economic growth, with GDP in ...
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ArticleColombia poised to increase its exports
Colombia consumes 110 million pairs of shoes per year. However, its annual production capacity is only ten million pairs, of which three million pairs are exported. Despite the huge imbalance between domestic consumption and local manufacturing, the South American country is seeking to increase its exports, as its shoemakers have ...
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German consumer confidence worsens
German consumer confidence is expected to worsen for the third month in a row in September, dropping to -23.6, down 1.9 points from August, according to the GfK Consumer Climate powered by NIM, published jointly by NIQ/GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM). “The consumer climate is now ...
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US footwear sales down by 1% in first half
US footwear sales fell by 1 percent in value in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, as unit sales dropped by 2 percent. The average selling price, however, was up by 2 percent year-over-year, according to a report released by the market intelligence firm ...
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ArticleGerman online retail rebound continues, footwear sales accelerate
Online sales in Germany continued to pick up through the first half of 2025 after a steady rise in the first quarter. Footwear sales, in particular, continued to outperform, according to a survey released by the federal association of e-commerce and mail order trade, BEVH. Total online sales ...
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Europe’s economy slows down
In the second quarter of 2025, seasonally-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1 percent compared with the previous quarter in the eurozone and by 0.2 percent in the European Union, according to a preliminary estimate from EU’s statistical office Eurostat. In the first quarter, GDP increased by 0.6 ...
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Italy’s working-age population may decline 34% by 2060
Due to the aging of its population, Italy’s working-age population could decline by 12 million people by 2060, based on the findings of the Employment Outlook 2025 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which comprises 38 countries. According to the survey, Italy’s working-age population could decline by ...
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ArticleGerman shoe sales drop to €9.5bn in 2024
The German footwear market faced another challenging year in 2024, as persistent consumer caution and shifting spending priorities led to a modest decline in overall sales amid rising prices and the impact of global crises, a survey showed. Sales across the industry fell to €9.5 billion last year, down by ...
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Vietnam footwear exports up by 10.1% in first half
In the first half of 2025, Vietnam’s footwear exports rose by 10.1 percent year-on-year to about $12 billion, while the exports of handbags, suitcases and umbrellas reached nearly $2.2 billion, up by 11.6 percent, according to the country’s National Statistics Office. Overall exports for Vietnam’s leather, footwear and handbag industry ...
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Italy GDP seen up 0.8% this year
Italy’s gross domestic product (GDP) could still rise by 0.8 percent in 2025 despite a high degree of uncertainty, according to the Italian retailers association Confcommercio. In the second quarter of 2025, Confcommercio expects Italian GDP grew by 0.3 percent compared to the previous quarter and by 0.8 percent year-on-year ...
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ArticleBrazil’s footwear exports rise by nearly 9% in volume in the first half
In the six months of 2025, Brazil exported 52.7 million pairs of shoes, up by 8.8 percent year-over-year, generating $497.34 million in revenues, up by 3.0 percent. In the sole month of June, exports also grew by 24.5 percent year-over-year to 6.87 million pairs, resulting in $70.17 million in revenues, ...
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French online sales increase in 2024
After two years of decline, online sales of goods picked up in France during 2024 to reach €66.9 billion and came close to the record of €67.0 billion achieved in 2021, according to the e-commerce trade assocation Fevad. Footwear was one of the items most purchased online, with 49 percent ...
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Vietnamese companies diversifying their supply chain
According to a PwC study, 86 percent of Vietnam’s manufacturers are very concerned about the US tariff policy, and 44 percent of the companies are already diversifying their sources of supply to other countries to reduce their reliance on China. The survey also showed that 34 percent of Vietnamese companies ...
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ArticleChina is expected to see a significant decline in its exports as a result of the trade war
The introduction of higher import tariffs by the US is expected to lead to a significant decline in China’s market share in global footwear exports, but the Asian powerhouse will remain the world’s leading manufacturer for the foreseeable future as the efficiency of its manufacturing base continues to attract buyers, ...
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ArticleSpanish footwear exports flat in value in the first four months of 2025
In the first four months of the year, Spain exported 59.9 million pairs of shoes, down by 2.20 percent year-over-year, for a total of €1.193 million, up by 0.04 percent as the average price per pair increased by 2.20 percent to €19.92, according to data released by Fice, the Spanish ...
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ArticleItalian footwear manufacturers revenues drop by 7.0% in Q1
In the first quarter of 2025, revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers fell by 7.0 percent year-over-year, according to a survey carried out in April and May by Confindustria Accessori Moda among members of the Italian footwear association Assocalzaturifici. Data on industrial production released by the national statistics office Istat painted ...
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German consumer confidence worsens slightly
In July, German consumer confidence is expected to slip to -20.3, down from -20.0 in June, according to the GfK Consumer Climate powered by NIM, which has been published jointly by NIQ/GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM). The June reading was revised downward from -19.9. “After three ...
