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Global footwear production exceeds 20 billion pairs

12/09/2011
According to figures from the Portuguese Industrial Shoe, Components, Leather Goods and Derivatives Association (APICCAPS), global footwear manufacturing exceeded 20 billion pairs in 2010 for the first time in history.

The first World Footwear Yearbook report, which APICCAPS has just produced, claims that global production last year was 20.18 billion pairs, including shoes made from a variety of materials.

China is the clear leader, with a production output that APICCAPS puts at almost 12.6 billion pairs in 2010. India is second on the list, with just over 2 billion pairs manufactured, followed by Brazil with 894 million pairs, Vietnam with 760 million, Pakistan with 295 million and Mexico with 244 million.

Other countries making more than 200 million pairs of shoes a year are Thailand (245 million) and Italy (203 million).

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