Suggesting a somewhat cautious approach to the Back-to-School season, sneaker imports in Q2 were down 7.1% and apparel imports were down 0.5%, offsetting a 4.0% gain in equipment for the second quarter. Overall imports were down 1.0% to $4,349.1 million against $4,392.6 million, with sneaker imports at $1,705.3 million compared to $1,835.4 million last year. Apparel imports were $349.6 million compared to $351.4 million while overall equipment imports were $2,294.3 million, up 4.0% compared to $2,205.8 million.

Our quarterly study of U.S. imports is drawn from the International Trade Commission’s database on imports using proprietary queries developed by SGI. Dollar values ... Log in to view full article.