Today less than a percent of world sales in sports retail fall on Ukraine, it is about $1 milliard. By the end of 2007 market will add 20%. After secular stagnation growth became possible owing to enhanced welfare of population. Not only the number of sports shops is growing, but sports establishments as well: gyms, fitness-centers, etc.

According to the experts, Ukrainian producer can quite compete both with European (due to lower price) and with Chinese (due to higher quality) competitors. Now the share of the Ukrainian producers in the total volume of sports industry, depending on the category of the commodity, fluctuates from 0% to 10%, Economic news report. For example, mountain ski, snowboards and shoes for these kinds of sport are not produced in Ukraine, but the positions in the production of exercisers are strong.

The most active operating companies-producers are: «Corn» (Lvov), «Harbel» (Kharkov), «Sport-zone (Cherkassy) », producing sports wear and accessories; «Sportobespechenie» (Odessa region), Levit-leather (Lugansk), developing direction of sports inventory and attributes; Vasil (Dnepropetrovsk), «Inter Athletics» (Kiev), Vadzaari (Dnepropetrovsk), developing commodities for fitness.

Source: RBC-Ukraine. Market researches