The Average Import Price Of Footwear In The US Increased In 2014.

In 2014, the import of footwear in the United States increased by 4.7% to a record $25 billion, keeping the median growth rate for 3 consecutive years. Among them, shoes imported from Vietnam account for a larger part of the market, and imports from China continue to decrease. Imports from Italy mainly supply the US luxury goods market.

According to recent data from the US government, footwear industry Imported The growth rate is 2 times that of clothing imports. Although the number of imported shoes increased slightly in the United States, the average import cost increased by 4.4% to $10.85 per pair.

In 2014, half of the footwear imported from the United States was made of genuine leather and the rest were made of artificial materials. Because of the return of rain boots, the import of rubber or plastic shoes increased from 7.4% to 8.8%. Female fashion shoes imports accounted for nearly 41%, men's shoes (excluding sports shoes) imports accounted for a slight increase to 20%. From 2013 to 2014, sports shoes accounted for 39%.

According to the American Apparel and Footwear Association, 98% of the shoes sold in the US market are imported.

Although China's footwear industry lost 2.9% of its market share in the US last year, it still ranks first in the footwear import market in the United States by nearly 66%. From 2013 to 2014, the total value of imports from the United States increased by 0.3%, to a total of 16 billion 700 million dollars. In 2014, the average cost of importing shoes from China increased by 3.1% to $9.06, a 16% lower than the average price of all imported shoes. Shoes imported from China accounted for nearly 43% of leather shoes in 2014, down slightly from the same period last year.

In 2014, Vietnamese shoes The share in the US market increased by 2% to 13.9%, setting a new record. The total import of footwear from Vietnam increased by nearly 23% to over 3 billion 500 million US dollars. The number of imports increased by 18.9%, and the average cost per pair increased by 3% over the same period last year. Leather shoes accounted for 46%, slightly lower than last year's 47%.

In the US market, shoes from Italy are famous for their high cost, with an average cost of more than 86 US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%. In 2014, the total value of shoes imported from Italy amounted to 1 billion 400 million US dollars, an increase of 8.3% over the same period last year. Basically, all shoes imported from Italy are made of genuine leather. In dollar terms, Italy is the United States. Footwear market The third largest supplier countries accounted for 5.6%. This shows that the luxury market in the US continues to be important.

Indonesia ranked fourth in the US footwear supply market list, accounting for fourth, up nearly 6% from the same period last year, with a total value of US $1 billion 200 million. The cost per pair increased by 5.5%, to 14.24 US dollars and 1 pairs.

India and Spain exported two digit growth in footwear exports to the United States. Last year, the total value of shoes imported from the United States doubled to 124 million US dollars in Kampuchea.