Market size shoes in 2006 – 16,9 billion

In early April, “Quick Review” released a review of the footwear market. According to the company’s market size shoes in kind in 2006 grew by 16,3%.In monetary terms, the footwear market totaled 16.9 billion dollars.

Shoes manufactured in Russia occupies a small part of the footwear market, its share as compared with the 2005th year of virtually unchanged.Unofficial imports remain the leader and takes half the market, but in 2006 its share has declined for the first time. The share of official imports, conversely, increased. 

Russian footwear production in the year 2006 increased by 14,5%. Men’s footwear has traditionally ranked first in the production structure of the Russian footwear. This men’s footwear manufactured in Russia more competitive on the Russian market at the moment. The second highest volume of production – women’s shoes (29% of total production), children’s shoes made slightly smaller than female. It should be noted that these figures differ significantly from the structure of purchases of shoes.

According to the company “Express-Obzor” leader of Russian-made for all positions (women’s, men’s and children’s shoes) is the company “Briz-Bosphorus. Interestingly, all three leading manufacturer of women’s shoes, increased their production volumes in 2005 (in contrast to the children and men). And among the leading producers of children’s shoes can be noted the trend of declining production.

Imports of shoes in the year 2006 grew by 14%, with the structure of imports of footwear has changed remarkably due to increase in official imports. According to the Express-Obzor “, the volume of official imports of footwear in the year 2006 increased by 58,5%. Most footwear (73,8% according to official figures and about 80% – according to unofficial) imported from China.

According to the “Quick Review” in 2007 the volume of footwear market will grow by 16% in kind. The share of Russian-made shoes is slightly reduced, but the official imports – will continue to grow.

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