Figures collated by the International Fur Trade Federation for 2010 global retail sales of fur show a 5.4% increase from 2009. Sales rose from $13.334 billion to $14.053 billion.
This increase reflects the ever increasing appetite for fur garments amongst fashion conscious consumers, particularly in the Far East. In the West, despite the economic slow-down, the demand for fur remained stable. The cold weather and the continuing trend for fur helped maintain buoyant sales.
"Fur is the big fashion story of the Autumn/Winter 2011-2012 collections" adds Andy Lenhart, Chairman of the International Fur Trade Federation. "Wholesale prices at the 2010-2011 winter auctions reached all-time highs so we expect an even bigger increase in global sales turnover for the current financial year".
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International Fur Trade Federation is a federation of 42 national fur trade associations and organisations from 35 countries. Through its work and the activities of its members, the IFTF seeks to protect fur trade interests and to promote innovation, high standards, in addition to a positive and factual image of the fur industry internationally.

The IFTF promotes strict codes of practice that meet or exceed established and accepted standards for animal welfare for both wild and farmed fur. The IFTF supports governments in creating and implementing sound animal welfare legislation and international standards, such as the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS). The IFTF fully supports the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and has been a full voting member of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) since 1985.