Athletic footwear imports to the US worth almost $10 billion in 2014

13/03/2015
Retailers and wholesalers in the US imported athletic shoes with a combined value of around $9.75 billion in 2014.

Analysis of recent US government figures show that the value of footwear imports last year increased by 4.7% to reach $25 billion, a record figure. Athletic footwear commanded a share of almost 40% of all value.

In terms of volume, the US imported 2.3 billion pairs of shoes of all kinds, almost the same total as in 2013.