Ball & Racquet Shipments Hold Steady in 2008
Economic concerns in the fourth quarter of 2008 put a slight damper on gains made to the third quarter for ball and racquet shipments, but overall, the markets are still well ahead of five years ago. The year finished with an increase of 1.0% for balls and 1.6% for racquets. The annual total of 131 million ball units is 16% ahead of 2003, while 4.5 million racquet units is still an impressive 44% ahead of 2003.
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