China the biggest single market for shoes in 2018

07/08/2019
Portuguese shoe industry association Apiccaps has said manufacturers around the world produced 24.2 billion pairs of footwear in 2018, an increase of 2.7% compared to the previous year.

According to its analysis, consumers in Asia now buy 54% of the world’s shoes, followed by 15% in each of North American and Europe. China is the largest single market for footwear, consuming almost 4.5 billion pairs in 2018.