Global demand for footwear is forecast to reach 16.3 billion pairs in 2016. The market has been expanding strongly as average annual growth was nearly 13% between 2005 and 2011. However, the market expansion is expected to slow to 10% in the coming years. Currently, the industry is dominated by textile footwear which covers nearly 50% of the demand while leather footwear has 34%, plastic and rubber footwear 2% and other footwear 13% share of the market.
World Footwear Market to Reach 16.3 Billion Pairs in 2016
1. World Footwear Market to Reach 16.3 Billion Pairs in 2016
Global demand for footwear is forecast to reach 16.3 billion pairs in 2016. The market has been expanding
strongly as average annual growth was nearly 13% between 2005 and 2011. However, the market
expansion is expected to slow to 10% in the coming years. Currently, the industry is dominated by textile
footwear which covers nearly 50% of the demand while leather footwear has 34%, plastic and rubber
footwear 2% and other footwear 13% share of the market.
The actual market situation, trends and future outlook of the global footwear market as well as the markets
in different countries can be found in recent market studies published by a leading international market
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- Overall market value for footwear
- Overall market volume for footwear
- Market value and volume for footwear by product type (leather, plastic and rubber, textile, other
footwear, footwear parts)
- Product prices
- Forecasts and future outlook for the market
- Country overview, macroeconomic indicators and indicators for doing business
These market studies answer such important questions such as:
- What is the size of the footwear market in different countries?
- How is the market divided into different types of products? Which products are growing fast?
- How has the market been developing? How does the future look like?
- What is the potential for the market?
- How do the indicators for doing business look like? For example, how easily are contracts being enforced?
What is the inflation rate and how is it developing?
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