纽约(5月24日,2005)
　　体育用品销售在增长。
　　全国体育用品协会在星期一说去年体育用品的零售额达到了489亿美元，比2003年增长了3%，预计今年还会增长2%，达到500亿美元。
　　据总部在伊利诺依的蒙特.普诺斯柏特（音译）体育用品市场调查公司的统计，2004年运动鞋的销售达到了147.5美元，比2003年的144.5美元增长2%。运动服装增长了6%，在04年达到了112亿美元。
                                

引自鞋业新闻网，翻译：Rainpoem

Sporting-Goods Sales Topped $48 Billion in ’04

　　NEW YORK (May 24, 2005) - Sales of sporting-goods products are on the rise.
The National Sporting Goods Association said Monday that retail sales of sporting goods reached $48.9 billion last year, a 3-percent gain over 2003, and are expected to grow an additional 2 percent this year, to $50 billion.
　　According to the Mount Prospect, Ill.-based sporting-goods market research group, total athletic footwear sales for 2004 reached $14.75 billion, a 2-percent increase from $14.45 billion in 2003. Athletic and sport clothing gained 6 percent, reaching $11.2 billion in ’04.
　　By MICHELL BARAN