Released on = April 27, 2007, 5:20 am

Press Release Author = Bharat Book Bureau

Industry = Marketing

Press Release Summary = Global market review of performance apparel - forecasts to
2012 - 2006 edition : The market for performance apparel is buoyant, and will
continue to be so, as fabric technology makes \"better\" performance garments.

Press Release Body = Global market review of performance apparel - forecasts to 2012
- 2006 edition : The market for performance apparel is buoyant, and will continue to
be so, as fabric technology makes \"better\" performance garments. Performance Apparel
currently accounts for over 10% of the sportswear market and is forecast to be worth
US$4.29bn by 2012 at wholesale. As Performance apparel is sold both to the
individual consumer as sportswear at retail prices and as a business-to-business
protective clothing sale at wholesale prices, the industry is divided into two
segments: sportswear and protective clothing.

The performance apparel sector is now coming of age. A couple of years ago, the
notion of performance was about function - that the clothing benefited from enhanced
performance. Obviously, that is still the case, but the consumer is now becoming
accustomed to the idea of \"performance\", and is beginning to expect performance from
both garments and fabrics. Despite this pressure, protective fabric companies have
continued to \"Sell\" the benefits of their products well - shown in the impressive
growth of performance protectivewear since 2004. This growth is also a result of the
increased health and safety legislation in the developed world.

This second edition report reviews the sector worldwide - analysing both the current
state and future direction of sportswear and protective clothing. This includes
definition of the market, wholesale and retail values, the performance (and
importance) of fabric, industry issues and trends, and market forecasts.

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