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09-17-2008
NPD Group: Worldwide Toy Sales Up

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Despite a slowdown in U.S. sales and rising competition from vertical segments such as video games, worldwide toy market sales topped $71.96 billion dollars in 2007, a 5 percent increase over the $68.5 billion generated in 2006, according to Global Toy Trends and Forecasts, the most recent report from market research company, The NPD Group.
At the current pace, NPD expects worldwide toy sales to top $86.3 billion in 2010.

Global Toy Trends and Forecasts provides a detailed and granular look at the composition of the ...

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