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Wenzhou earns US$200 million from exports of safety shoe

Wenzhou earns US$200 million from exports of safety shoe

Write: Somerset [2011-05-20]
The reporter learned the news from Wenzhou Bureau of Inspection and Quarantine that Wenzhou exported the 676 pairs of shoe worth US$3.52 billion in the first eleven months, among them safety shoes grew 85.74% in export to US$200 million.
Safety shoe productions are concentrated in the area of Rui An, and the destinations for export have increased to 120 countries since last year. Exports to Canada and Austrilia who have high restriction on qualtity surged 70% in the first eleven months. The sales of high and medium price of shoes increased highly. 731400 pairs of shoes were sold at price of above US$20.
According to the city s inspection department saying the high demand on safety shoe indicts the economy rebound because these shoes are mainly used for the industries of mining, construction and manufacturing. The safety shoes exports to EU reported a growth of 100%, it is said shoemakers in EU havn't restored their production to the normal level as before financial crises, so the EU buyers shift their orders to Wenzhou city.
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