In the first five months of the year, US footwear imports increased by 25.6% to reach a volume of 1.13 billion pairs compared to the same period last year, according to the US Commerce Department.

China led the way exporting a total of 662 million pairs in the five-month period, rising  by 28.6% year on year.  Number-two supplier, Vietnam, delivered 255 million pairs over the same period, a 10% increase year on year.

Combined imports from China and Vietnam in the five-month period represented an 81% market share.

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