The global sneaker market rose a strong 9.4% in 2017 to $63,223 million from $57,783 million with the U.S. market showing a 4.1% gain to $23,269 million from $22,355 million and the international market leaping 12.8% to $39,954 million from $35,428 million. There was strong growth in Europe, up 13.4% to $16,382 million from $14,743 million, but even stronger growth in Asia, surging 21.9% to $15,981 million from $13,109 million. Only Other International, mostly Latin America, was down with a 1.2% decline to $7,491 million from $7,576 million.

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