October 2002

Vol. 17, No. 10     What's this?

How's Business?

from the October, 2002 issue of Undercurrent  

The Leisure Trends Group, which surveys the dive industry, reports that “retail sales in major equipment categories were absolutely abysmal this August. Dive customers are avoiding high-ticket dive equipment. Dive computers are down 36% in dollars; B.C’s, 28%; and regulators, 21% from August 2001. The ‘under $150’ categories did not get hit as hard. Sales of fins are down 18%; masks, 15%; and snorkels, 13% from last August. Are there any bright spots? Yes! Equipment needed for certification courses and dive instruction are both up.”