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Footwear manufacture to grow 7.3% this year

15/07/2013

Despite economic weakness during much of the five-year period to 2013, revenue for the global footwear manufacturing industry has grown 4.2% per year to $113.6 billion, according to market research firm Ibis World. “Global per capita income has trended upward, supporting consumer purchases of shoes in the long term,” said Ibis industry analyst...

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