While there was some strength in cycling, golf and winter sports, that was partially offset by weakness in the hunting and team markets, the global equipment market managed a 3.0% increase in 2018 globally to an estimated $80,051 million from $77,692 million with the U.S. market up just 1.4% to an estimated $34,505 million from $34,136 million and the international market growing at a 4.6% clip to an estimated $45,546 million from $43,556 million.

Those are the key findings from our annual study of the global equipment market, which are based primarily on the publicly reported figures of the major vendors ... Log in to view full article.