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SBD/Issue 53/The Back of the Book
Manufacturers' Sales Of Team Sports Equipment in '06
Published November 27, 2007
Sales of baseball and softball equipment continued to rise in '06, up 6% from the year before and 51% over the last decade, according to SGMA's most recent report on U.S. Trends in Team Sports. The sale of bats was the biggest contributor, bringing in around $213M last year, up 18% from '05, while sales of protective gear saw the biggest increase, up 35% to $72M. Soccer equipment sales were also up in '06, bringing in $300M, while basketball sales saw a decline, off 8.6%. The following presents manufacturers' sales of teams sports equipment from '06, with comparisons to '05, as well to the past decade (SGMA).
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MANUFACTURERS' SALES OF TEAM SPORTS EQUIPMENT
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SPORT
|
'96
|
'98
|
'00
|
'03
|
'05
|
'06
|
1-YR
% +/- |
10-YR
% +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Baseball/softball
|
$350M
|
$350M
|
$440M
|
$473M
|
$497M
|
$527M
|
6.0%
|
51.0%
|
|
Basketball
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
$375M
|
$383M
|
$385M
|
$352M
|
-8.6%
|
n/a
|
|
Soccer
|
$200M
|
$215M
|
$220M
|
$240M
|
$280M
|
$300M
|
11.1%
|
50.0%
|
|
Football
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
$474M
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Ice Hockey |
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
$199M
|
$200M
|
0.5%
|
n/a
|
| Lacrosse |
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
$57M
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Volleyball |
$85M
|
$70M
|
$70M
|
$63M
|
$72M
|
$51M
|
-29.0%
|
-40.0%
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