The Russian Market of Athletic Shoes will Show Stable Growth

According to the estimates of BusinesStat, the Russian market of athletic shoes will show stable growth in volume terms by 3% annually. At the same time, the main problem of the market is the shadow import, which amounts to 60-85% of the total volume of import of shoes. Uncontrolled import of cheap and low quality athletic shoes to the territory of Russia acts as one of the most significant barriers for the development of domestic production.

Between 2006 and 2010 the volume of sales of athletic shoes in Russia went up by 13% to 33.3 thousand pairs. During the same period the volume of import of athletic shoes into Russia increased by 20% from 23.9 to 28.7 thousand pairs.

According to BusinesStat estimates, the trend towards the growth of sales of athletic shoes will persist during the next years.