Italy’s footwear sector reported a 16% rise in revenues during the first nine months of 2021 compared with the same period the year before. This was still between 10% and 15% less than the figure for the same months in 2019. Export revenues for the nine-month period in 2021 were in excess of €7.5 billion and Italy’s shoe manufacturers shipped just under   150 million pairs over that time. Leather footwear accounted for 61.7% of total export value, while leather shoes’ share of the total export volume was 44%.

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