The global athletic apparel market decelerated last year from 2018’s strong growth pace, but still turned in a mid-single-digit gain in 2019 to $93,054 million compared to $89,197 million. The U.S. improved by 2.6% to $40,522 million from $39,513 million, while Europe, hurt by the euro’s 5% devaluation against the dollar, slowed to just 2.5% growth to $23,241 million from $22,680 million. Asia/Pacific was again the fastest-growing region, gaining 10.5% to $22,578 million up from $20,425 million, and Other regions, which consists primarily of Latin and South America for most companies, grew 2.0% to $6,713 million from $6,579 million. All ... Log in to view full article.