According to numbers recently released by CLIA, the China Leather Industry Association, footwear export declined by 3.5% in the first eight months of the current year. According to CLIA the export value of footwear in the first eight months of this year declined by 3.5% totaling 34 713 million US dollars compared to similar period in 2014 (compares to 35 957 million US dollars). Sales abroad of rubber shoes, representing more than 50% of total exports of footwear, declined by 5.1% in value from similar period last year, reaching 17 506 million US dollars. Exports of leather shoes also declined by 9% in the period. Textile shoes were the only category with growth in exports in the period under analysis: going from 7 762 million US dollars in the first 8 months in 2014 to 8 315 million US dollars in similar period in the current year. According to CLIA, refering to numbers made available by the General Administration of Customs in Russia, the turnover of sales to Russia dropped by 34% in the first 8 months with exports of footwear, in particular, registering a decline of 35.9%.
