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Article: AT THE VANGUARD OF NEW TRENDS IN THE SPORTING INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN/FIGURE DE PROUE DES NOUVELLES TENDANCES POUR LA CHAÎNE D'APPROVISIONNEMENT DE L'INDUSTRIE DU SPORT
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- Textile : Canadian Textile Journal = Revue Canadienne du Textile
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- January 1, 2009
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For roughly 15 years now, the sports equipment manufacturing industry has been experiencing sustained growth in Canada. Industry ^Canada data shows, for instance, that the number of companies specializing in the field has more than doubled between 1993 and 2003, rising from 186 to 382. Salaries and revenues have followed the same upward trend, as has export vo|ume. According to Industry Canada, "this success can be explained by the growing popularity of gym and physical training equipment, hockey and skating equipment, pools and bicycles."
However, a careful look at the past five years' figures for exports of sports and athletics equipment reveals that volume has roughly held steady, and ...