08 Years Ago, The Volume Of Chinese Shoe Exports Fell In May.

Customs statistics show that 08 years from 1 to May, China's export shoes 3 billion 390 million pairs, down 3.6% compared with the same period last year, the average export price is 3 US dollars per pair, up 15.8% over the same period last year, and the export situation is not optimistic.

According to the Customs General Administration on July 9th, customs statistics showed that 3 billion 390 million pairs of Chinese export shoes in 08 years and 1-5 months were down 3.6% compared with the same period in 07 years (compared with the same period in the same period of 07 years).

The main characteristics of export are: first, the monthly export volume continues to slump, and the export average price rises sharply.

In May, 690 million pairs of export shoes fell 4.9% in the same period compared with the same period last year, a decrease of 7.1%.

In May, the average export price reached $3.2 / double, an increase of 22.8% over the same period, and the average price was close to the highest in 07 years since January.

Two, exports of general trade and processing trade have declined.

In 08 and 1-5 months, China exported 2 billion 440 million pairs of shoes in general trade mode, down 5.3%, accounting for 71.8% of the total export volume of Chinese shoes in the same period, and 640 million pairs of shoes exported by processing trade decreased 6.1%, accounting for 18.9%.

Three, more than half of them are private enterprises, and foreign investment enterprises have a small increase in exports.

In 08 years and 1-5 months, 1 billion 740 million pairs of shoes exported by Chinese private enterprises decreased by 1.8%, accounting for 51.2% of the total export volume of Chinese shoes in the same period; 860 million 860 million pairs of foreign investment enterprises' export shoes increased by 2.7%, accounting for 25.4%; and state-owned enterprises exported 600 million 600 million, or 10.8%, accounting for 17.8%.

Four, exports to the US have declined and exports to the EU have increased significantly.

In 08 years and 1-5 months, China exported 880 million pairs of shoes to the United States, down 4.5%, accounting for 26% of the total export volume of Chinese shoes in the same period, and 640 million pairs of EU export shoes, representing 6.8% growth, accounting for 18.9%.

Besides, I have exported more than 100 million pairs of shoes to Japan, ASEAN, Russia and Hongkong.

Five, the export of plastic shoes and rubber shoes and leather shoes is relatively large.

In 08 and 1-5 months, the export outsole and shoe upper of China exported 1 billion 870 million pairs of shoes made of rubber or plastic, which decreased by 13.3%, accounting for 55.1% of the total export volume of Chinese shoes in the same period. The export of textile materials was 610 million pairs of surface shoes and 6.9%, while the export of leather shoes 460 million pairs decreased by 14.6%.

The decline in China's shoe exports in 08 and 1-5 months is mainly affected by the following four factors: first, the export tax rebate rate adjustment policy and the appreciation of the renminbi.

Since July 1, 2007, the state has reduced the export tax rebate rate of footwear products by 2 percentage points, coupled with the continued appreciation of the renminbi. As the profit margins of shoemaking enterprises themselves are relatively low, the export tax rebate rate has been lowered and the exchange rate effect has further increased the operating pressure of enterprises.

Two, the number of footwear production and export enterprises has declined significantly.

With the increasingly serious environment of foreign trade, the pressure of production and operation of shoe enterprises has increased, and some enterprises have been out of the export ranks.

In particular, the small and medium-sized private enterprises, due to the small scale of production, the weak digestion of the rising cost, and the decline in orders, have gradually withdrawn from the field of foreign trade.

According to customs statistics, in 08 and 1-5 months, the number of Chinese export shoes decreased by 1719 on the basis of 9856 enterprises in the same period of 07 years.

Among them, the number of domestic enterprises has decreased to 1622.

At the same time, with the introduction of the new labor contract law of China, the tax burden of foreign-funded enterprises is increasing, the cost is high, the supervision is becoming increasingly stringent, the profit margins are squeezed, and foreign investment enterprises have also been reduced to some extent.

Three is affected by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States.

The United States has always been the main market for domestic shoe exports, but since the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis in March 07, the US consumer index has slipped for a while, which has slowed down the export of American shoes.

Four, it is subject to foreign trade barriers such as anti-dumping.

In October 7, 2006, the EU imposed anti-dumping sanctions against Chinese leather shoes and imposed a 16.5% anti-dumping duty on leather shoes originating in China for a period of 2 years.

At the same time, Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela, Canada and other countries have also taken anti-dumping measures on China's footwear products.

Therefore, we suggest that we should give full play to the role of trade associations to guide enterprises to increase R & D investment in quality and design, enhance product grades and raise the profit margin level of products, enhance the sense of innovation, increase the creation of private brands, enhance the international recognition of brands, strive to develop new markets, and pay attention to domestic market sales and resolve export risks.