Exports
Portuguese footwear exports up by 11%
Since the beginning of the year and until the end of July, Portuguese footwear exports reached 1 134 million euros, continuing with the two digits growth
Shoemakers in Quanzhou with a 10% rise in business orders
According to the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) during the first half of the year, many manufacturers in the Quanzhou area had an increase in their orders
Arab countries increase share in Brazilian footwear exports
According to the Brazil-Arab News Agency the region now accounts for nearly 5% in Brazilian foreign sales, growing from 3.9%
Portuguese footwear industry creates more than one thousand new jobs
According to APICCAPS’ Studies Office 420 new jobs have been created in 2013. This year over 600 new jobs will add to that number and the investment is due to continue
Ysmael López García, President of the CICEG, live on World Footwear
The interview focus on the main challenges of the Mexican industry and analyses the performance of the international trade relations of the American country in 2013
Footwear giants move orders to Vietnam
According to the Vietnamese press, who quotes Lefaso, some of the world’s leading footwear makers are moving orders from factories in China to Vietnam
World Footwear Yearbook: 2014 edition is now available
The new edition of the World Footwear Yearbook was presented at the GDS trade fair
Portuguese footwear exports grow 11%
According to APICCAPS, during the first five months of the year, Portuguese footwear exports reached 711.9 million euros, as a result of a solid growth from similar period last year
Bangladesh’s leather sector registers record exports
Official statistics released in Bangladesh show the industry’s exports with a growth rate of 29% in the last 12 months’ period, reaching 747 million US dollars
European footwear exports up by 3% in the first quarter
After growing almost 20% per year, between the period 2010 - 2013 (53.8%), European footwear exports going outside the EU, grew in value by only 3%, in the first quarter of 2014. In volume terms a similar growth was registered
Vietnamese footwear exports consolidate growth
The General Department of Customs in Vietnam released the numbers for footwear exports in the first five months of the year and sales abroad registered an 21.2% increment compared to previous period last year, reaching 3 888.9 million US dollars
Brazilian footwear industry shows worrying signs
According to Abicalçados exports were down 3.6% in the first 5 months of the year, while imports boosted (6.8% increase in the same period)
European Union footwear market with solid growth
During the first quarter of 2014 the European Union registered a 7% increase in both quantities and value of footwear imported, after a modest increase of 3% in 2013. Growth also characterized the exports in the overall performance of the Union (quantities up by 15% and value up by 8%)
Russia increases footwear imports
During 2013 the Russian Federation imported 334 million pairs of footwear valued at 4 277.8 million USD, with quantities stable (0.7% variation compared to 2012) and growth in value (up by 6.9%). Exports registered solid two digits growth
Ferragamo with continued growth
The group’s revenue for the three month’s period ending 31st March was up by 6.0%. Group net profit for the first quarter reached 26 million euros, 6.9% up from similar period in 2013-
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