Current Industrial Reports
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
Bureau of the Census

Footwear Production - 1997

MA31A(97)-01
Issued August 13, 1998
Revised August 18, 1998
Revised August 25, 1998

Information about the scope of the survey, methodology, explanation of terms
and historical notes for this survey may be found in the introduction of the
1995 Manufacturing Profiles, issued June 1997.

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Table 1.  Footwear Production:  1979  to 1997
[Million pairs]
                                         Rubber or     Rubber
      Year                                plastics        and
                           Nonrubber  soles\fabric   plastics
                    Total   footwear        uppers   footwear

1997. . . . . . .   188.4      123.7          49.2       15.5
1996. . . . . . .   196.0      128.0          51.4       16.6
1995. . . . . . .   220.4      147.0          56.1       17.4
1994. . . . . . .   242.5      163.0          59.3       20.2

1993 1/ . . . . .   252.0      171.7          62.5       17.8
1992. . . . . . .   273.6      164.8          92.7       16.1
1991. . . . . . .   282.1      169.0          97.5       15.6
1990. . . . . . .   290.3      184.6          89.7       16.0
1989. . . . . . .   312.8      221.9          76.8       14.1
1988. . . . . . .   325.3      234.8          76.7       13.8

1987. . . . . . .   312.1      230.0          71.0       11.1
1986. . . . . . .   310.9      240.9          57.9       12.1
1985. . . . . . .   336.5      265.1          54.9       16.5
1984. . . . . . .   383.5      303.2          62.8       17.5
1983. . . . . . .   432.8      339.2          78.1       15.5

1982. . . . . . .   465.9      359.1          92.9       13.9
1981. . . . . . .   478.1      372.0          95.4       10.7
1980. . . . . . .   498.3      386.3          97.5       14.5
1979. . . . . . .   500.5      398.9          78.1       23.5

   1/ For 1993, a number of companies were added based on
information in the 1992 Census of Manufacturers.  Data were
not collected from these establishments for 1992;  therefore,
the information shown for years prior to 1992 may not be
directly comparable.  These changes represent approximately
2.7 percent of the total rubber and plastic footwear
production.  Puerto Rican manufacturing facilities, also
newly included for 1993, represent approximately 1.3 percent
of rubber footwear production and less than 1 percent of the
total footwear production.

   Note:  For 1994, Puerto Rican manufacturing facilities
accounted for approximately 1 percent of nonrubber footwear
production and less than 1 percent of the total footwear
production.


Table 2.  Quantity and Value of Shipments of Nonrubber Footwear:  1996 and 1997
[Quantity in thousands of pairs.  Value in thousands of dollars]

                                                    1997                           1996
      Product description                 Pro-                           Pro-
                                       duction  Quantity      Value   duction  Quantity      Value

Footwear (except rubber).............  123,739   127,269  2,761,035   128,006   135,553  2,991,639

  Shoes (except slippers)............   84,552    85,075  2,584,650    91,299    95,119  2,822,370
    Men's (except athletic)..........   39,765    40,506  1,679,874    38,944    28,710  1,779,584
      Dress and casual...............   16,514    16,405    586,990    18,170    18,660    684,332
      Boots, dress and casual
       (except western style)........      737       792     42,730       769       873     45,898
      Western style boots............    9,216     9,679    326,397     6,911     7,436    377,291
      Work oxfords...................    1,782     1,835     93,877     1,687     1,741     76,536
      Workboots, ankle height
       or higher.....................   11,516    11,795    629,880    11,407    11,726    595,527

    Youth's and boys' (except
     athletic).......................      390       358      5,822       412       373      5,950
    Women's (except athletic)........   31,976    31,904    745,572    37,230    39,502    865,777
      Sandals........................    1,761     1,721     52,294     1,793     1,880     38,926
      Dress and casual (except
       sandals)......................   28,241    27,940    596,655    33,266    35,196    699,685
      Uniform duty shoes.............      414       417     14,861       611       630     17,913
      Boots, ankle height or higher..    1,560     1,826     81,762     1,560     1,796    109,253

    Misses' shoes and boots (except
     athletic).......................      313       313      6,137       332       321      4,953
    Children's shoes and boots
     (except athletic)...............    1,976     1,938     40,828     2,362     2,224     37,055
    Infants' and babies' ............    4,912     4,869     34,879     5,596     5,753     40,754
    Athletic.........................    3,501     3,481     54,464     4,505     4,515     67,601
      Men's..........................      268       249     26,165       290       300     30,528
      Women's........................      157       151      8,059       174       176      8,850
      All Other......................      (D)       (D)        (D)       (D)       (D)        (D)
      Not specified by kind (n.s.k)..      (D)       (D)        (D)       (D)       (D)        (D)
    All other shoes (ballet,
     theatrical, etc.)...............    1,719     1,706     17,074     1,918     1,995     20,696

    Slippers.........................   39,187    42,194    176,385    36,707    40,434    169,269
      Men's..........................    5,146     5,858     51,777     4,907     5,129     44,394
      Women's........................   32,089    34,351    117,276    29,256    32,592    115,759
      All other......................    1,952     1,985      7,332     2,544     2,713      9,116

    D  Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.   n.s.k.  Not specified
by kind.

    Note:  Some companies are unable to exclude resales from their shipments' data.



Table 3.  Production of Shoes and Slippers: 1997 and 1996
[Thousands of pairs]
                                                                   First   Second    Third   Fourth
             Product description                          Total  quarter  quarter  quarter  quarter

1997

Shoes and slippers...................  As published...  136,870   35,582   37,276   31,810   32,202
                                         As revised...  123,739   31,437   33,129   28,611   30,562
  Shoes,  including athletics........  As published...   93,833   25,833   25,331   20,915   21,754
                                         As revised...   84,552   22,816   22,549   18,814   20,373
    Men's shoes (except athletic)....  As published...   36,714    9,841    9,411    8,458    9,004
                                         As revised...   39,765   10,695   10,246    9,162    9,662
      Work shoes.....................  As published...   16,458    4,334    4,106    3,786    4,232
                                         As revised...   13,298    3,501    3,317    3,059    3,421
      Shoes and boots
       (except work or athletic).....  As published...   20,256    5,507    5,305    4,672    4,772
                                         As revised...   26,467    7,194    6,929    6,103    6,241
    Youth's and boys'................  As published...      403       86      106      110      101
                                         As revised...      390       82      101      109       98
    Women's..........................  As published...   43,382   12,135   11,929    9,550    9,768
                                         As revised...   31,976    8,634    8,633    7,035    7,674
    Misses'..........................  As published...      796      189      245      215      147
                                         As revised...      313       72       94       85       62
    Children's.......................  As published...    1,612      542      464      300      306
                                         As revised...    1,976      664      569      368      375
    Infant's and babies..............  As published...    5,481    1,572    1,569    1,221    1,119
                                         As revised...    4,912    1,277    1,375    1,081    1,179
    Athletic shoes...................  As published...      (D)    1,063      (D)      741      940
                                         As revised...    3,501      945    1,050      630      876
    All other footwear...............  As published...      (D)      405      (D)      320      369
                                         As revised...    1,719      447      481      344      447
  Slipper's..........................  As published...   43,037    9,749   11,945   10,895   10,448
                                         As revised...   39,187    8,621   10,580    9,797   10,189

1996

Shoes and slippers...................  As published...  127,315   33,434   31,894   29,875   32,112
                                         As revised...  128,006   33,225   31,844   29,720   33,217
  Shoes,  including athletics........  As published...   90,914   24,005   23,020   21,238   22,651
                                         As revised...   91,299   24,048   23,034   21,277   22,940
    Men's shoes (except athletic)....  As published...   36,928    9,922    9,120    8,437    9,449
                                         As revised...   38,944   10,438    9,583    8,890   10,033
      Work shoes.....................  As published...   12,444    3,630    2,896    2,497    3,421
                                         As revised...   13,094    3,797    3,012    2,619    3,666
      Shoes and boots
       (except work or athletic).....  As published...   24,484    6,292    6,224    5,940    6,028
                                         As revised...   25,850    6,641    6,571    6,271    6,367
    Youth's and boys'................  As published...      283       55       61       87       80
                                         As revised...      412       78       86      123      125
    Women's..........................  As published...   39,059   10,001   10,218    9,185    9,655
                                         As revised...   37,230    9,531    9,739    8,753    9,207
    Misses'..........................  As published...      332       94       88       80       70
                                         As revised...      332       94       88       80       70
    Children's ......................  As published...    2,279      627      551      651      450
                                         As revised...    2,362      650      571      675      466
    Infant's and babies..............  As published...    5,610    1,336    1,190    1,441    1,643
                                         As revised...    5,596    1,287    1,175    1,399    1,735
    Athletic shoes...................  As published...    4,505    1,457    1,300      848      900
                                         As revised...    4,505    1,457    1,300      848      900
    All other footwear...............  As published...    1,918      513      492      509      404
                                         As revised...    1,918      513      492      509      404
  Slipper's..........................  As published...   36,401    9,429    8,874    8,637    9,461
                                         As revised...   36,707    9,177    8,810    8,443   10,277

   D  Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.

   Note:  Detail may not add to total because of independent rounding.



Table 4.  Production for Nonrubber Footwear by
           State:  1997 and 1996
[Thousands of pairs]
                                           Production
        State                             1997     1996

     United States...................  123,739  128,006

Arkansas.............................      (D)      (D)
California...........................    3,574    3,504
Georgia..............................      (D)      (D)
Illinois.............................    1,161    1,163
Maine................................   14,604   15,380
Missouri.............................    3,530    4,307
New Hampshire........................    2,054    2,856

New York.............................    5,094    5,123
North Carolina.......................    1,827    2,558
Ohio.................................      (D)      (D)
Pennsylvania.........................    5,327    6,328
Tennessee............................    3,260    3,558
Texas................................   38,142   32,996
Wisconsin............................    2,507    2,613

All other states.....................   35,665   36,092

   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual
companies.

   Note:  Each state not shown separately has been
withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual
companies.



Table 5.  Quantity and Value of Shipments of Shoes and Slippers: 1997 and 1996
[Quantity in thousands of pairs.  Value in thousands of dollars]

                                                    First   Second    Third   Fourth
              Year                         Total  quarter  quarter  quarter  quarter

1997

Quantity............  As published...    128,671   27,968   29,645   34,447   36,611
                        As revised...    127,269   27,656   29,310   34,070   36,233

Value...............  As published...  2,603,506  573,579  584,613  700,294  745,020
                        As revised...  2,761,035  608,256  619,852  742,442  790,485

1996

Quantity............  As published...    134,761   30,104   28,456   34,765   41,436
                        As revised...    135,553   30,269   28,615   34,959   41,710

Value............... .As published...  2,989,400  715,492  651,561  773,613  848,734
                        As revised...  2,991,639  715,898  651,878  773,937  849,926



Table 6.  Production and Shipments of Shoes With Rubber or Plastics Soles/Fabric
           Uppers and Rubber and and Plastics Footwear:  1997 and 1996
[Quantity in thousands of pairs.  Value in thousands of dollars]

                                             1997                     1996
                                               Shipments                  Shipments
          Product description        Pro-                        Pro-
                                  duction  Quantity    Value  duction  Quantity   Value

Shoes with rubber or
 plastics soles/fabric uppers

     Total....................     49,183    50,309  532,134   51,351    52,031  464,026

Athletic......................     26,148    24,385  367,265   28,677    26,631  303,821
  Men's.......................     19,355    18,941  244,777   19,787    18,753  217,701
  Women's.....................      3,396     2,566  107,294    4,286     3,943   63,414
  Other.......................      3,397     2,878   15,194    4,604     3,935   22,706

Non-Athletic..................     23,035    25,924  164,869   22,674    25,400  160,205
  Men's.......................      4,052     4,767   61,562    4,184     4,387   54,876
  Women's.....................     10,168    10,720   56,005   11,570    12,238   70,375
  Other.......................      8,815    10,437   47,302    6,920     8,775   34,954

Rubber and plastics footwear

     Total....................     15,512    15,348  224,129   16,618    16,474  253,894

Rubber upper protective
 footwear.....................      4,156     4,220   91,804    4,599     4,018   92,357
  Boots, lumberman, and PACS..        (D)       (D)      (D)      (D)       (D)      (D)
  Arctics and gaiters, light
   and heavy rubbers..........        (D)       (D)      (D)      (D)       (D)      (D)
Plastics or fabric protective
 footwear.....................     11,356    11,128  132,325   12,019    12,456  161,537
  Slush molded................        (D)       (D)      (D)      (D)       (D)      (D)
  Injection molded............      8,241     8,243   76,226    8,155     8,039   81,231
  Other.......................        (D)       (D)      (D)      (D)       (D)      (D)

   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.



Table 7.  Production of Shoe with Rubber or Plastics Soles/Fabric Uppers and Rubber and
           Plastics Protective Footwear by Quarter:   1997 and 1996
[Thousands of pairs]
                                                             First   Second    Third   Fourth
           Product description                      Total  quarter  quarter  quarter  quarter

1997

Shoes with rubber or plastics
 soles/fabric uppers............  As published...  41,622   14,274   10,223    7,000   10,125
                                    As revised...  49,183   16,865   12,079    8,268   11,971
Rubber and plastics protective
 footwear.......................  As published...  16,899    4,209    4,722    4,069    3,899
                                    As revised...  15,512    3,864    4,334    3,735    3,579

1996

Shoes with rubber or plastics
 soles/fabric uppers............  As published...  48,747   15,138   12,184    8,921   12,504
                                    As revised...  51,351   15,944   12,833    9,397   13,177
Rubber and plastics protective
 footwear.......................  As published...  16,618    4,363    4,389    3,541    4,325
                                    As revised...  16,618    4,363    4,389    3,541    4,325



Table 8.  Production of Footwear by Type of Upper and
           and Type of Sole:  1997 and 1996
[Thousands of pairs]

         Product description                  1997     1996

     Total...............................  188,434  195,975

Rubber or plastics uppers and
 rubber or plastics soles, including
 rubber or plastics coated fabric
 uppers..................................   21,338   24,174
  Waterproof.............................   12,299   12,934
    Made with steel safety toes..........    2,646      (D)
    Boots (except with steel safety
     toes)...............................    6,614    8,649
    All other............................    3,039      (D)
  Not waterproof.........................    9,039   11,240
    Made with cleats, spikes, sprigs,
     stops, etc. ........................      (D)      (D)
    Other................................      (D)      (D)
    Made with steel safety toes..........      (D)      (D)
    Boots (except with steel safety
     toes)...............................      598      770
    All other............................    3,290    3,950

Leather uppers...........................   66,296   73,744
  Athletic...............................    5,061    4,055
    Made with cleats, spikes, sprigs,
     stops, etc. ........................      (D)      485
    Other................................      (D)    3,570
  Leather soles..........................   21,767   22,872
    Made with steel safety toes..........    1,724    1,545
    Boots (except with steel safety
     toes)...............................    6,824    6,526
    Shoes (except with steel safety
     toes)...............................   13,219   14,801
  Other soles............................   39,468   46,847
    Made with steel safety toes..........    1,965    2,058
    Boots (except with steel safety
     toes)...............................    7,952    7,345
    Shoes (except with steel safety
     toes)...............................   29,551   37,444

Fabric uppers............................   85,884   87,305
  Rubber or plastics soles...............   57,752   60,019
    Athletic.............................   14,538   16,451
    All other............................   43,214   43,568
  With all other soles...................   28,132   27,286

Footwear not specified by type of
 material................................   14,916   10,752

   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual
companies.



Table 9.  Production, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Footwear:  1997 and 1996
[Quantity in thousands of pairs.  Value in thousands of dollars]

                                  Manufac-      Exports of                                                      Percent
                                   turers'  domestic merchan-     Percent       Imports for                  imports to
        Product description      shipments        dise 2/      exports to      consumption 3/      Apparent    apparent
                                   (quant-                       domestic                          consump-    consump-
                                   ity) 1/  Quantity    Value   producton   Quantity    Value 4/    tion 5/        tion

1997

      Total.....................   188,434    27,731  412,057        14.7  1,459,736  15,137,411  1,620,439        90.1

Rubber or plastics uppers
 and rubber or plastics
 soles, including rubber
 or plastics coated fabric
 uppers.........................    21,338     4,307   44,492        20.2    517,924   3,095,025    534,955        96.8
  Waterproof....................    12,299       384    5,219         3.1      3,389      26,046     15,304        22.1
    Made with steel safety
     toes.......................     2,646       184    2,975         7.0        235       4,107      2,697         8.7
    All other...................     9,653       200    2,244         2.1      3,154      21,939     12,607        25.0
  Not waterproof................     9,039     3,923   39,273        43.4    514,535   3,068,979    519,651        99.0
    Made with cleats, spikes,
     sprigs, stops, etc. .......       (D)       527    5,082         (D)     11,038     121,581        (D)         (D)
    Other.......................       (D)       953   13,917         (D)     40,335     228,289        (D)         (D)
    Made with steel safety
     toes.......................       (D)       256    1,435         (D)        561       6,243        (D)         (D)
    Boots (except with steel
     safety toes)...............       598       284    2,969        47.5     74,104     786,686     74,418        99.6
    All other...................     3,290     1,903   15,870        57.8    388,497   1,926,180    389,884        99.6

Leather uppers..................    66,296    11,287  274,734        17.0    628,766   9,845,954    683,775        92.0
  Athletic......................     5,061     7,080  156,680       139.9    434,992   5,961,894    432,973       100.5
    Made with cleats, spikes,
     sprigs, stops, etc. .......       (D)     3,229   75,323         (D)      9,742     238,251        (D)         (D)
    Other.......................       (D)     3,851   81,357         (D)    425,250   5,723,643        (D)         (D)
  Leather soles.................    21,767     2,816   77,819        12.9     52,213   1,282,976     71,164        73.4
    Made with steel safety
     toes.......................     1,724       173    9,588        10.0      8,584     193,321     10,135        84.7
    Boots (except with steel
     safety toes)...............     6,824       488   14,265         7.2      4,682     112,721     11,018        42.5
    Shoes (except with steel
     safety toes)...............    13,219     2,155   53,966        16.3     38,947     976,934     50,011        77.9
  Other soles...................    39,468     1,391   40,235         3.5    141,561   2,601,084    179,638        78.8
    Made with steel safety
     toes.......................     1,965         -        -        (NA)          -           -      1,965        (NA)
    Boots (except with steel
     safety toes)...............     7,952     1,391   40,235        17.5    141,561   2,601,084    148,122        95.6
    Shoes (except with steel
     safety toes)...............    29,551         -        -        (NA)          -           -     29,551        (NA)

Fabric uppers...................    85,884     9,624   92,831        11.2    313,046   2,196,432    389,306        80.4
  Rubber or plastics soles......    57,752     7,111   73,625        12.3    255,355   1,780,502    305,996        83.5
    Athletic....................    14,538     5,931   62,929         (D)     82,986   1,105,174        (D)         (D)
    All other...................    43,214     1,180   10,696         (D)    172,369     675,328        (D)         (D)
  With all other soles..........    28,132     2,513   19,206         8.9     57,691     415,930     72,677        79.4

Footwear not specified by
 type of material...............    14,916      (NA)     (NA)        (NA)       (NA)        (NA)       (NA)        (NA)

     See footnotes at end of table.



Table  9.  Production, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Footwear:  1997 and 1996 - Con.
[Quantity in thousands of pairs.  Value in thousands of dollars]

                                  Manufac-      Exports of                                                      Percent
                                   turers'  domestic merchan-     Percent       Imports for                  imports to
        Product description      shipments        dise 2/      exports to      consumption 3/      Apparent    apparent
                                   (quant-                       domestic                          consump-    consump-
                                   ity) 1/  Quantity    Value   producton   Quantity    Value 4/    tion 5/        tion

1996

      Total.....................   195,975    27,904  414,615        14.2  1,351,683  13,839,766  1,519,754        88.9

Rubber or plastics uppers
 and rubber or plastics
 soles, including rubber
 or plastics coated fabric
 uppers.........................    24,174     4,954   48,146        20.5    468,874   2,977,616    488,094        96.1
  Waterproof....................    12,934       502    5,571         3.9      2,927      20,901     15,359        19.1
    Made with steel safety
     toes.......................       (D)       229    3,172         (D)        131       2,378        (D)         (D)
    All other...................       (D)       273    2,399         (D)      2,796      18,523        (D)         (D)
  Not waterproof................    11,240     4,452   42,575        39.6    465,947   2,956,715    472,735        98.6
    Made with cleats, spikes,
     sprigs, stops, etc. .......       (D)       642    6,201         (D)      9,856     110,456        (D)         (D)
    Other.......................       (D)       779   11,398         (D)     32,912     187,452        (D)         (D)
    Made with steel safety
     toes.......................       (D)       245    1,269         (D)        703       8,377        (D)         (D)
    Boots (except with steel
     safety toes)...............       770       340    3,496        44.2     76,347     838,923     76,777        99.4
    All other...................     3,950     2,446   20,211        61.9    346,129   1,811,507    347,633        99.6

Leather uppers..................    73,744    12,078  285,534        16.4    587,077   9,040,167    648,743        90.5
  Athletic......................     4,055     7,454  158,522       183.8    415,187   5,613,759    411,788       100.8
    Made with cleats, spikes,
     sprigs, stops, etc. .......       485     3,604   75,716       743.1      8,047     184,419      4,928       163.3
    Other.......................     3,570     3,850   82,806       107.8    407,140   5,429,340    406,860       100.1
  Leather soles.................    22,872     3,040   85,349        13.3     54,080   1,384,093     73,912        73.2
    Made with steel safety
     toes.......................     1,545       199   10,585        12.9      6,925     147,212      8,271        83.7
    Boots (except with steel
     safety toes)...............     6,526       484   15,248         7.4      4,024     101,116     10,066        40.0
    Shoes (except with steel
     safety toes)...............    14,801     2,357   59,516        15.9     43,131   1,135,765     55,575        77.6
  Other soles...................    46,847     1,584   41,663         3.4    117,810   2,042,315    163,073        72.2
    Made with steel safety
     toes.......................     2,058         -        -        (NA)          -           -      2,058        (NA)
    Boots (except with steel
     safety toes)...............     7,345     1,584   41,663        21.6    117,810   2,042,315    123,571        95.3
    Shoes (except with steel
     safety toes)...............    37,444         -        -        (NA)          -           -     37,444        (NA)

Fabric uppers...................    87,305    10,872   80,935        12.5    295,732   1,821,983    372,165        79.5
  Rubber or plastics soles......    60,019     6,210   66,269        10.3    246,525   1,538,385    300,334        82.1
    Athletic....................    16,451     4,662   47,219         (D)     82,655     929,803        (D)         (D)
    All other...................    43,568     1,548   19,050         (D)    163,870     608,582        (D)         (D)
  With all other soles..........    27,286     4,662   14,666        17.1     49,207     283,598     71,831        68.5

Footwear not specified by
 type of material...............    10,752      (NA)     (NA)         (NA)      (NA)        (NA)       (NA)        (NA)

   - Represents zero.   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.  NA Not available.

    1/ Represents production.
    2/ Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports.
    3/ Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.
    4/ This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at first port of entry in the United States plus import duties.
    5/ Apparent consumption is derived by subtracting exports from total production plus imports.

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