The shoe industry is an industry that manufactures and sells shoes. Shoes are traditionally made from leather, wood or canvas, but more shoes are being made from rubber, plastics and other petrochemical materials. Shoes were designed to protect your feet ,but fashion dictates design elements such as whether they are heels or flats. Most shoes are made in China and Indonesia because they are third world countries with cheap labour. The shoe industry makes over twenty billion pairs of shoes a year. This means that the shoe industry makes over twenty three billion dollars a year. 75% of people throw out their shoes whilst 25% donate them to charities. This is a video about the shoe industry and the shoe life-cycle