The Global Footwear Market:
Athletic and non-Athletic Shoes
Chapter 1: Executive Summary .................................................. 1
Scope of Report .........................................................................................1
Product Categories..............................................................................................1
Methodology...............................................................................................2
Global Footwear Market .............................................................. 3
Global Footwear Market Rises 2% Driven by Asia, Latin America ........3
Figure 1–1: Global Footwear Retail Market, 2004–2008 (in billions $)................3
Unit Volume Declines Globally .................................................................4
Figure 1–2: Global Footwear Retail Market Unit Volume, 2004–2008
(in millions of pairs).........................................................................................4
U.S. Footwear Retail Market........................................................ 5
U.S. Footwear Market Flat .........................................................................5
Figure 1–3: U.S. Footwear Retail Market and Percent of Global Footwear
Market, 2004–2008 (in billions $)....................................................................5
U.S. Unit Volume Declines ........................................................................6
Figure 1–4: U.S. Footwear Apparent Consumption by Volume and Percent of
Global Footwear Market, 2004–2008 (in millions of pairs) .............................6
Imports Dominate U.S. Market ..................................................................6