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Positive perspectives about the health of footwear business continue
More than 65% of the respondents of the last edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey seem confident regarding the health of their businesses. The 11th edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey results are now available
Confidence continues to grow among footwear producers and traders.
Nearly 68% of respondents expect the health of their businesses to increase in the next six months, with 47.2% expecting strong performance and 20.8% anticipating very strong performance.
In contrast, only 7.5% foresee their business prospects as weak or very weak.
There are no significant discrepancies among respondents from different lines of business or organizations of varying sizes.
Nonetheless, respondents in Africa demonstrate a notably higher level of optimism compared to those in other continents, while those in Europe exhibit gloomier views.
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Contents
Executive SummaryBusiness Context
Health of the Business
Employment Level
Prices
Quantity
Difficulties
Retail Channels
Footwear Consumption to Increase by 8.4% in 2025
Asia to Present the Fastest Growth in Footwear Production
3D Printing in the Footwear Industry
About Survey
About the Survey
In 2019 the World Footwear has created the World Footwear Experts Panel and is now conducting a Business Conditions Survey every semester.
The objective of the World Footwear Experts Panel Survey is to collect information regarding the current business conditions within the worldwide footwear markets and disseminate this information to provide an accurate overview of the situation of the global footwear industry. The eleventh edition of this online survey was conducted during the months of November and December 2024.
We have obtained 107 valid answers, 49% from Asia, 21% from Africa, 18% from Europe, 6% from North America, 5% from South America, and 1% from Oceania. About half of respondents are involved in footwear manufacturing (manufacturers) or footwear trade and distribution (traders) and the other half in other footwear-related activities, including trade associations (12%), education and research (8%), consultancy (8%) and other activities (23%).
Previous Editions of this Bulletin can be found HERE