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Data & Statistics > Sales and Economic Trends > Fishing Tackle Imports Indices > Two-Year Trends

Tackle imports values showed a slight increase in the first quarter of 2009 from the last quarter of 2008; while the dollar value of measured fishing tackle imports increase from $102.7 million to $111.4 million. Compared to the same quarter last year, overall imports are down 23%.

Quarterly Import Trends: Top 5 Imported Tackle Categories

Prepared for the American Sportfishing Association by Southwick Associates