In December, the footwear production increased 1.3 percent from the previous month to 5.7 million pairs, 9.3 percent lower than the same month in 2011. The footwear sales decreased 11.4 percent from the previous month to 5.4 million pairs, 14.5 percent lower than the same month in 2011.
In the fourth quarter, the footwear production increased 4.0 percent from the previous quarter to 16.6 million pairs, 9.3 percent lower than the same quarter in 2011. The footwear sales increased 11.9 percent from the previous quarter to 16.7 million pairs, 5.4 percent lower than the same quarter in 2011.
As of December 31, 2012, the footwear production totaled 64.3 million pairs, lower by 7.8 percent over the same period in 2011. The footwear sales totaled 64.4 million pairs, lower by 6.2 percent over the same period in 2011.

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