National Sporting Goods Association - 2008 U.S. Sporting Goods Sales Reach $53.4 Billion

MOUNT PROSPECT, IL – In animosity of a 16% billow in cutting sports equipment, retail sales of antic appurtenances (footwear, accouterment and equipment), which accomplished a almanac $53.5 billion in 2007, fell 1% to $53.4 billion in 2008, according to the just appear National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) address “The Sporting Goods Market in 2009.” For 2009, antic appurtenances sales are anticipation to blooper addition 1% to $52.3 billion.

“In animosity of the decline, 2008 sales were the additional accomplished in the 30 years the Association has been accomplishing the bazaar study,” NSGA Vice President of Information & Research Thomas B. Doyle said.

Athletic and sports equipment, which accounted for $24.88 billion in sales, showed a 0.7% decline. The Association is forecasting a 1% abatement in accessories sales for 2009.

In 2008, able-bodied and action cossack slipped to $17.19 billion, a 1.9% decrease. The Association is forecasting collapsed cossack sales for 2009.

Athletic and action accouterment showed a 2.5% decrease, to $10.56 billion. The Association is forecasting a 1% abatement in accouterment sales for 2009.

Among accessories categories with sales of added than $1 billion in 2008, hunting & accoutrements showed the greatest allotment increase. Sales of hunting & accoutrements accessories rose 16% to $4.6 billion from $3.9 billion in 2007. Only paintball guns/packages beneath in this category.

Exercise accessories remained the better alone accessories chic surveyed by NSGA. Sales of exercise accessories decreased 3.5% to $5.3 billion. Motorized treadmills, which boss this chic with $3.0 billion in sales, showed a 1% decrease.

Among added accessories categories with sales of added than $1 billion, alone camping showed an increase. Camping accessories sales grew 1%, from $1.45 billion in 2007 to $1.46 billion in 2008.

In added $1 billion-plus sales categories, golf accessories fell 5% to $3.55 billion. Fishing accouterment fell 6.3% to $2.1 billion and sports eyes were collapsed at $1.02 billion.

Fifteen of the 24 accessories categories surveyed by the Association endure year showed declines. Two were collapsed and the antithesis (except for hunting and firearms) showed bashful (1% to 4%) increases.

Sales of recreational carriage accessories (bicycles, amusement boats and motors, recreational cars and snowmobiles) beneath to $27.0 billion in 2008 (-29%). Sales of recreational carriage articles in 2009 are anticipation to abatement addition 27%.

"The Sporting Goods Market in 2009" is a copyrighted NSGA chump abstraction that projects 2008 purchases of antic appurtenances articles based on a analysis of 80,000 U.S. households. National Family Opinion, Inc. (NFO) maintains the chump console acclimated in the survey, which is counterbalanced to alongside absolute American domiciliary administration as appear by the U.S. Bureau of Census, so that the abstracts can be projected nationally.

The address comes in both printed and cyberbanking formats.

"The Sporting Goods Market in 2009" is accessible for $295 for retailer/dealer associates of the Association and chargeless to architect and comestible members. For non-members, the amount is $340. For added information, acquaintance Dan Kasen, NSGA, 1601 Feehanville Drive, Suite 300, Mount Prospect, IL 60056-6035. Phone: (847) 296-6742, E-mail: dkasen@nsga.org, or fax: (847) 391-9827.

NSGA, which has served the antic appurtenances industry back 1929, organizes and hosts the anniversary NSGA Management Conference & Team Dealer Summit, the antic appurtenances industry’s arch educational and networking accident (Next: May 2-5, 2010, at the Saddlebrook Resort/Tampa in Wesley Chapel, Fla.).

For added advice on NSGA affiliate services, appointment the Association home page (www.nsga.org); alarm Sue Wenderski at NSGA, (847) 296-6742, Ext. 102; e-mail: swenderski@nsga.org; or fax (847) 391-9827.

National Sporting Goods Association
1601 Feehanville Drive, #300
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
Contact:
Larry Weindruch, Director of Communications
1-847-296-6742, Ext. 129
lweindruch@nsga.org