According to FICE, some 94.6 million shoes were exported in 2006, with a value of €1.72 billion. This represented a 4.3% increase compared with 2005 and a 6% increase in terms of average price. Leather footwear accounted for 54.7% of exports and the average price was €25/pair, a year-on-year increase of nearly 4%. The EU accounted for 81% of exports in terms of quantity (76.5 million pairs) and 75% in terms of value (€1.29 billion), a 3% decrease in volume and a 2% increase in value. The average export price in the EU increased 5.4%.

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