Sporting goods: an international market of $471bn in 2018 (Capitalmind)

"The international sporting goods market, in 2018, represented $471bn (€411.5bn on 31/12/2018), of which more than 30% in the United States ($155bn / €135bn, 32.9%), far ahead of China ($61bn / €53bn, 13%)," stated Alexandre Ebin, partner at Capitalmind, head of the Consumer & Retail sector, on 20/11/2019.

Alexandre Ebin was speaking on "the international market of sporting goods", opening of the third symposium of the Sports Economy Observatory, devoted to the "markets of international sport" at the premises of Business France, in Paris (FRA) on 20/11/2019.

In terms of the categories of sporting goods, it is equipment that tops the list ($185bn / €161.6bn in 2018, +5% compared to 2017), ahead of clothing ($155bn / €135.4, +8%) and the footwear sectors ($131bn / €114.5m, +9%).

"The international market for sporting goods shows a very good dynamic: more than 5% per year increase over the last 10 years, and +7% in 2018," said Alexandre Ebin.

"At the Singles' Day (a much celebrated marketing promotion for young Chinese especially, and pretext for much online shopping, the latest…