Hard goods imports declined by 10 per cent inthe third quarter of 1997 to $677 million from $743 million, butimports of sneakers rose 10 per cent to $945 million from $859million despite the awful retail sales and imports of jog/warmupapparel also rose 10 per cent to $321 million from $293 million.Overall third quarter imports rose 2.5 per cent, a slowdown fromthe 11.1 per cent rate of the first half but still probablyindicating that there is a glut of softgoods in the market.Through nine months, U.S. imports are up 8.1 per cent, accordingto the SGMA study, with softgoods imports up a ... Log in to view full article.