The U.S. sports equipment market is benefiting from the growing importance of health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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During the global COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers are eager to protect themselves from the virus. Personal hygiene is not just a good habit — it is a survival strategy.

The high cost of housing is motivating more people to live small — in tiny homes that are less than 500 square feet, a space that could easily fit inside a regular family room.

Since March, forecasters have become more and more downbeat about economic prospects for 2020, and many estimates of real GDP growth have been revised downward, including the OECD’s Economic Outlook released in June.

The U.S. advertising industry experienced steady growth throughout almost the entire decade 2009 through 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to bring about a steep, sudden drop in revenues.

Because of the rapidly unfolding crisis related to COVID-19, The Freedonia Group has taken the unusual step of releasing an entirely new series of reports: COVID-19 Economic Impact Reports, which are produced by a team of economists and industry analysts.

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Emily Park has authored more than 36 studies as an Industry Analyst at The Freedonia Group, where she has worked since 2012. She double majored in Earth & Planetary Sciences and Environmental Studies at Washington University in St. Louis and now focuses on chemicals and equipment-related topics at Freedonia. Her areas of expertise include pesticides, fertilizers, water treatment equipment and chemicals, and aquaculture supplies.