All Market Statistics articles – Page 5
-
ArticleSpanish footwear exports up in the first seven months of 2024
Spain’s footwear exports amounted to €2,056.5 million in the first seven months of 2024, up by 6.4 percent compared to the same period in 2023. Meanwhile the number of pairs shipped to foreign markets amounted to 105.8 million, rising by 8.6 percent year-on-year, according to data released by Fice, the ...
-
ArticleGerman leather goods industry suffers steep sales drop
According to the German footwear and leather goods trade association, HDS/L, the German leather goods industry faces a challenging second half of 2024, with sales falling and both imports and exports declining, reflecting broader economic pressures. The leather and leather goods manufacturing sector, excluding footwear and clothing, saw a significant ...
-
News briefs
German economy under increasing pressure
In September, the business climate in Germany decreased to 85.4 from 86.6 in August, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline, according to the latest survey released by think tank Ifo. The figure was below economists’ expectations of a reading of 86.1 for the month. “The German economy is coming ...
-
News briefs
Cambodian footwear exports up 22% in first 8 months of 2024
Cambodia exported $9,217 million worth of garments, footwear and travel goods in the first eight months of 2024, up by 22.8 percent from a year earlier, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise. Garments and textiles exports were up by 23 percent to $6,814 million, footwear grew by ...
-
ArticleItalian footwear production continues to decline
In the second quarter of 2024, revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers fell by 8.0 percent year-on-year, slightly worse than previously anticipated and confirming the decline seen in the first three months of the year. In the first quarter, revenues contracted by 10.1 percent year-on-year, while production decreased by 20.5 percent. ...
-
News briefs
US footwear prices decline in August
In August 2024, the price of shoes declined in the US for the first time in a year, driven by women’s and children’s footwear, according to Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). Overall, footwear prices fell by 0.9 percent from a year earlier, with the prices of men’s shoes ...
-
News briefs
German economic growth seen flat in 2024 - Ifo
Germany’s gross domestic product is expected to be flat this year, the German economic research institute Ifo said in its autumn economic forecast, down from a projection of 0.4 percent growth in its previous estimate. German GDP in 2025 is now seen rising by 0.9 percent, down from prior expectations ...
-
ArticleGermany’s economic situation worsens
The economic situation has worsened in Germany due to weak consumer confidence and geopolitical uncertainty, but the economy could gradually pick up in the coming quarters. Germany is Europe’s main economy and the third largest in the world. Germany’s consumer climate is expected to come in at -22.0 points in ...
-
ArticleGlobal footwear production fell 6% in 2023
In 2023, global footwear production decreased by 6 percent to 22.4 billion pairs, the lowest point in a decade barring the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, according to the World Footwear Yearbook 2024 released by the Portuguese footwear association Apiccaps. Production declined by 1.5 billion pairs, following a drop ...
-
News briefs
French footwear sales surge in June
In June, French footwear retail sales rose by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 4.5 percent month-on-month, according to the Bank of France. Overall French retail sales rose by 0.3 percent month-on-month in June, after falling 0.5 percent in May, and sales of manufactured goods also grew by 0.9 percent, after ...
-
News briefs
Cambodia's first-half footwear exports up by 10.4%
In the first half of 2024, footwear exports from Cambodia rose by 10.4 percent to $774 million from $700.6 million dollars a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Commerce. Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel goods rose by 16.5 percent to $6,246 million during the period. Garments represented ...
-
ArticleVietnam’s leather, footwear, handbag exports seen reaching $26-27bn in 2024
Export revenues for the Vietnamese leather, footwear and handbag industry are expected to reach $26 billion to $27 billion in 2024, according to Lefaso, the Vietnam leather, footwear and handbag association. In 2023, Vietnam generated $24 billion in revenues from leather and footwear exports, down by 15 percent year-on-year. ...
-
ArticleArgentina focuses on high-end products for the European market
With its 130 million pairs of shoes produced annually, Argentina ranks third among producing countries in the Americas after Brazil, with 849 million pairs, and Mexico, 205 million pairs, according to data released by the Argentine footwear association Cámara de la Industria del Calzado (CIC), as well as its Portuguese ...
-
News briefs
Turkish inflation may have peaked
In June, Turkish inflation slowed down to 71.60 percent year-on-year after reaching 75.45 percent in May, according to the statistics office Tuik. Month-on-month, consumer prices rose by 1.64 percent in June. “The disinflation process has started,” wrote the economy minister, Mehmet Simsek, on X. However, independent economists at the Inflation ...
-
ArticleItalian footwear production slumps in the first quarter
In the first quarter of 2024, revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers fell by 10.1 percent year-on-year, while production declined by 20.5 percent. In the whole of 2023, sales of Italian shoemakers grew by 0.6 percent to €14.58 billion, according to the latest data released, but the increase was underpinned by ...
-
ArticleIntersport, Decathlon are the main resellers of clothing in France
Over the past 24 years, the sporting goods chains Intersport and Decathlon have become the main retailers of fashion clothing in France, overtaking hypermarkets, which used to control a combined 20 percent of the clothing market in 2000, according to the study Référenseigne Fashion carried out by Kantar. In 2000, ...
-
News briefs
French footwear sales slip in May
In May, French footwear retail sales fell by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 0.8 percent month-on-month, according to the Bank of France. Overall French retail sales dropped by 0.4 percent month-on-month in May, after falling 0.5 percent in April, and sales of manufactured goods also fell by 0.4 percent, after ...
-
ArticlePortugal’s footwear industry plans to invest €600m by 2030 as it rivals with Italy
The Portuguese footwear industry plans to invest €600 million by 2030 to reinforce its positioning in the luxury segment, according to Luís Onofre, who was re-elected in January president of Apiccaps, the Portuguese association of footwear, components and leather goods manufacturers. Citing data from the European Union’s statistics office Eurostat, ...
-
ArticleSales of cheap fashion items reach record levels in Russia
The low-price segment of the Russian fashion goods market accounted for a record 74 percent of total sales in 2023, against 72 percent in the previous year, according to a study by Fashion Consulting Group, a Moscow-based think tank. It indicated that the budget segment is eating into the middle-price ...
-
News briefs
South American footwear sales set to grow nearly 3% annually
In 2024, footwear sales in South America are expected to rise by a compound annual growth rate of 2.77 percent from 2024 to 2028, according to data from the German statistics portal Statista released by the Italian trade show Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags. In 2024, footwear revenues in South ...
