Here is an article about footwear from our friends over at Research & Markets.

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The industry’s revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $2,030,000,000. The total import export value for the year 2006 was $20,294,055,000. There were 187 countries that conducted foreign trade with the U.S. in 2006, 2 more than year 2005. The top trading countries were: China, $14,365,009,000 (70.78%); Italy, $1,145,704,000 (5.65%); Vietnam, $1,025,239,000 (5.05%); Brazil, $930,706,000 (4.59%); and Indonesia, $503,105,000 (2.48%). Their combined total represents approximately 89% of all imports and exports.

The total import value for the year 2006 was $18,691,201,000. This represents a 6.9% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had imported industry related merchandises from 121 countries in 2006. The top importing countries were: China, $13,601,743,000 (72.77%); Italy, $1,101,578,000 (5.89%); Vietnam, $951,051,000 (5.09%); Brazil, $893,487,000 (4.78%); and Indonesia, $469,987,000 (2.51%). Their combined total represents approximately 91% of import from all countries.

The total export value for the year 2006 was $591,681,000. This represents a 17.7% increase from year 2005. The U.S. had exported industry related merchandises to 164 countries in 2006. The top exporting countries were: Canada, $238,551,000 (40.32%); Mexico, $42,192,000 (7.13%); Korea, $40,493,000 (6.84%); Japan, $29,614,000 (5.01%); and United Kingdom, $15,098,000 (2.55%). Their combined total represents approximately 62% of export to all countries.

Adding the import and subtracting the export, the total U.S. consumption value of this industry for the year was $20,130,000,000.

This industry report packs 10 years of data from hundreds of reliable government and private statistical resources. The data have been compared and verified to assure the highest research quality. Supplier Relations US, LLC. frequently contacted these agencies and private companies to acquire the latest information, most of which is unavailable to the general public. It is estimated that to gather and organize the same information into an easy-to-read format in each report, an individual researcher would spend at least a year’s worth of effort. The challenge is, by the time this is accomplished, some data is most likely obsolete. Our business is dedicated to the research of U.S. industries and their associated foreign trades. We can meet that challenge easily as our databases are directly linked to these resources.

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