China: leather shoe exports down in volume, up in value

06/09/2013
China’s exports of leather shoes fell by 3% in volume in the first half of 2013 to 380 million pairs, although the value of leather shoe shipments rose by 1.1% against last year to $4.9 billion.

Imports of leather shoes grew by 7.5% in volume to 10.3 million pairs, which were worth $510 million, 12% higher than the year-ago period.