Italy - Footwear - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends And Insights
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View PricingItaly's August 2023 Export of Footwear Plummets to $850M
Italy Footwear Exports
After three months of growth, overseas shipments of footwear decreased by -20.8% to 10M pairs in August 2023. Overall, exports recorded a relatively flat trend pattern. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in September 2022 when exports increased by 32% against the previous month. As a result, the exports attained the peak of 15M pairs. From October 2022 to August 2023, the growth of the exports remained at a somewhat lower figure.
In value terms, footwear exports fell remarkably to $850M (IndexBox estimates) in August 2023. In general, exports, however, saw a relatively flat trend pattern. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in September 2022 when exports increased by 30% month-to-month. The exports peaked at 1.2B pairs in March 2023; however, from April 2023 to August 2023, the exports remained at a lower figure.
COUNTRY | Export Value of Footwear in Italy (million USD) | ||||||||||||
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Aug 2022 | Sep 2022 | Oct 2022 | Nov 2022 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 | Mar 2023 | Apr 2023 | May 2023 | Jun 2023 | Jul 2023 | Aug 2023 | |
France | 99.9 | 176 | 157 | 163 | 152 | 159 | 189 | 211 | 158 | 208 | 211 | 230 | 128 |
United States | 107 | 114 | 124 | 138 | 142 | 115 | 115 | 129 | 107 | 128 | 141 | 127 | 97.8 |
Germany | 81.2 | 95.8 | 77.5 | 78.3 | 72.9 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 67.0 | 83.0 | 99.4 | 115 | 79.6 |
Switzerland | 87.0 | 164 | 169 | 174 | 164 | 172 | 157 | 146 | 118 | 167 | 131 | 117 | 57.7 |
Spain | 32.7 | 40.6 | 29.3 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 34.6 | 39.0 | 45.2 | 26.2 | 30.6 | 38.0 | 45.8 | 42.5 |
Poland | 29.9 | 29.3 | 24.8 | 32.1 | 21.4 | 23.5 | 31.2 | 29.0 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 22.2 | 28.0 | 35.9 |
Belgium | 18.6 | 20.8 | 11.8 | 15.0 | 17.8 | 27.0 | 24.2 | 18.9 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 14.7 | 26.3 | 15.2 |
Others | 328 | 384 | 356 | 361 | 363 | 383 | 430 | 497 | 350 | 440 | 442 | 467 | 393 |
Total | 785 | 1,024 | 949 | 988 | 959 | 1,018 | 1,088 | 1,175 | 854 | 1,085 | 1,100 | 1,156 | 850 |
Exports by Country
France (1.7M pairs), Germany (1.3M pairs) and Spain (863K pairs) were the main destinations of footwear exports from Italy, together accounting for 37% of total exports.
From August 2022 to August 2023, the biggest increases were in Spain (with a CAGR of +1.3%), while shipments for the other leaders experienced mixed trend patterns.
In value terms, the largest markets for footwear exported from Italy were France ($128M), the United States ($98M) and Germany ($80M), together accounting for 36% of total exports. These countries were followed by Switzerland, Spain, Poland and Belgium, which together accounted for a further 18%.
Spain, with a CAGR of +2.2%, saw the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of exports, among the main countries of destination over the period under review, while shipments for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.
Exports by Type
Leather footwear (5.4M pairs) was the largest type of footwear exported from Italy, with a 52% share of total exports. Moreover, leather footwear exceeded the volume of the second product type, footwear with uppers of textile materials (2.5M pairs), twofold. Footwear of rubber or plastics, not waterproof, not sports, without a metal toe-cap (2.2M pairs) ranked third in terms of total exports with a 21% share.
From August 2022 to August 2023, the average monthly rate of growth in terms of the volume of export of leather footwear was relatively modest. With regard to the other exported products, the following average monthly rates of growth were recorded: footwear with uppers of textile materials (-0.2% per month) and footwear of rubber or plastics, not waterproof, not sports, without a metal toe-cap (-1.1% per month).
In value terms, leather footwear ($601M) remains the largest type of footwear exported from Italy, comprising 71% of total exports. The second position in the ranking was taken by footwear with uppers of textile materials ($158M), with a 19% share of total exports. It was followed by footwear of rubber or plastics, not waterproof, not sports, without a metal toe-cap, with a 9.7% share.
From August 2022 to August 2023, the average monthly growth rate of the export volume of leather footwear was relatively modest. With regard to the other exported products, the following average monthly rates of growth were recorded: footwear with uppers of textile materials (+0.6% per month) and footwear of rubber or plastics, not waterproof, not sports, without a metal toe-cap (-0.1% per month).
Export Prices by Country
In August 2023, the footwear price amounted to $81.8 per pair (FOB, Italy), dropping by -7.1% against the previous month. Over the last twelve-month period, it increased at an average monthly rate of +1.4%. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in May 2023 an increase of 13% m-o-m. As a result, the export price reached the peak level of $97,461 per thousand pairs. From June 2023 to August 2023, the the average export prices remained at a lower figure.
Prices varied noticeably by the country of destination: the country with the highest price was China ($198 per pair), while the average price for exports to the Czech Republic ($38.1 per pair) was amongst the lowest.
From August 2022 to August 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was recorded for supplies to Greece (+4.1%), while the prices for the other major destinations experienced more modest paces of growth.
This report provides an in-depth analysis of the footwear market in Italy. Within it, you will discover the latest data on market trends and opportunities by country, consumption, production and price developments, as well as the global trade (imports and exports). The forecast exhibits the market prospects through 2030.
Product coverage:
- Prodcom 15201444 - Slippers and other indoor footwear (including dancing and bedroom slippers, mules) with uppers of textile materials
- Prodcom 15201445 - Footwear with rubber, plastic or leather outer soles and textile uppers (excluding slippers and other indoor footwear, sports footwear)
- Prodcom 15201446 - Footwear with textile uppers (excluding slippers and other indoor footwear as well as footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather)
- Prodcom 15201330 - Footwear with a wooden base and leather uppers (including clogs) (excluding with an inner sole or a protective metal toecap)
- Prodcom 15201351 - Men
- Prodcom 15201352 - Women
- Prodcom 15201353 - Children
- Prodcom 15201361 - Men
- Prodcom 15201362 - Women
- Prodcom 15201363 - Children
- Prodcom 15201370 - Slippers and other indoor footwear with rubber, plastic or leather outer soles and leather uppers (including dancing and bedroom slippers, mules)
- Prodcom 15201380 - Footwear with wood, cork or other outer soles and leather uppers (excluding outer soles of rubber, plastics or leather)
- Prodcom 15201210 - Sandals with rubber or plastic outer soles and uppers (including thong-type sandals, flip flops)
- Prodcom 15201231 - Town footwear with rubber or plastic uppers
- Prodcom 15201237 - Slippers and other indoor footwear with rubber or plastic outer soles and plastic uppers (including bedroom and dancing slippers, mules)
- Prodcom 15201100 - Waterproof footwear, with uppers in rubber or plastics (excluding incorporating a protective metal toecap)
Country coverage:
- Italy
Data coverage:
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- Per Capita consumption
- Forecast of the market dynamics in the medium term
- Trade (exports and imports) in Italy
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2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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3. MARKET OVERVIEW
Understanding the Current State of The Market and Its Prospects
- MARKET SIZE
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The Largest Import Supplying Countries
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The Largest Destinations for Exports
- EXPORTS FROM 2012–2023
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LIST OF TABLES
- Key Findings In 2023
- Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Market Value, 2012–2023
- Per Capita Consumption In 2012-2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023
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LIST OF FIGURES
- Market Volume, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Market Value, 2012–2023
- Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
- Market Structure – Domestic Supply vs. Imports, In Value Terms, 2012-2023
- Trade Balance, In Physical Terms, 2012-2023
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- Per Capita Consumption, 2012-2023
- Market Volume Forecast to 2030
- Market Value Forecast to 2030
- Products: Market Size And Growth, By Type
- Products: Average Per Capita Consumption, By Type
- Products: Exports And Growth, By Type
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- Production Volume And Growth
- Exports And Growth
- Export Prices And Growth
- Market Size And Growth
- Per Capita Consumption
- Imports And Growth
- Import Prices
- Production, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Production, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
- Imports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Imports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Import Prices, By Country Of Origin, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2023
- Exports, In Physical Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Exports, In Value Terms, By Country, 2012–2023
- Export Prices, By Country Of Destination, 2012–2023