As of July our footwear exports reach to the equal amount of last year, it is only three years for our transition from internal sales to overseas markets, foreign trade department of Mingzhi Sportswear Co., told our reporter.
Since beginning of this year the foreign-oriented companies in Jinjiang footwear sector see an unexpected increasing on foreign market demand and orders, exports for first half increased by 64.25% to 182.25 million U.S. dollars, according to the Jinjiang Bureau of Commerce.
Jinjiang Bureau of Commerce attributes the significant growth in footwear exports to the market rebounding in EU and America, consumption grew rapidly as economic turning to better. Almost all of enterprises are satisfied with their achievements in the first half. As for the second half exports many enterprises still expressed their concern because they thought European debt crisis may take effect on the second half year, but others expressed optimism as they thought European debt crisis has less impact to Chinese footwear exports, further more ASEAN countries made huge contributions to Chinese footwear exports.
As more and more enterprises transform to inland areas, labor shortage has become a headache for local industry, the offices of bureau urged enterprises to raise wage and improve working condition for maintaining their production.
