SPORTS INDUSTRY STATISTICS

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A complete analysis of the Sports Industry, including trends, statistics and profiles of the 350 most successful Sports companies, is available in the Sports Industry Almanac.

U.S. Sports Industry Overview
	Amount	Units	Year	Source
Estimated Size of the Entire Sports Industry	375	bil. US$	2005	PRE
Annual Company Spending for Sports Advertising	25	bil. US$	2005	Various
National Football League
NFL League Revenue	$4.80	bil. US$	2005	Various
Average NFL Player Salary	$1.25	mil. US$	2005	Various
Number of NFL Teams	32	teams	2005	Various
Average NFL Game Attendance	66,817	spectators	2005	Various
National Basketball Association
NBA League Revenue	$3.10	bil. US$	2005	Various
Average NBA Player Salary	$4.92	mil. US$	2005	Various
Number of NBA Teams	30	teams	2005	Various
Average NBA Game Attendance	17,050	spectators	2005	Various
Major League Baseball
MLB League Revenue	$4.10	bil. US$	2005	Various
Average MLB Player Salary	$2.50	mil. US$	2005	Various
Number of MLB Teams	30	teams	2005	Various
Average MLB Game Attendance	30,401	spectators	2005	Various
National Hockey League
NHL League Revenue	$2.00	bil. US$	2005	Various
Average NHL Player Salary	$1.81	mil. US$	2005	Various
Number of NHL Teams	30	teams	2005	Various
Average NHL Game Attendance*	16,533	spectators	2005	Various
Other Sports
Number of Major League Soccer (MLS) Teams	12	teams	2005	Various
Average Value of MLS Franchise	20	mil. US$	2005	SBJ
Horse Racing Industry Revenues	20	bil. US$	2005	PRE
Sporting Equipment Sales-Wholesale
Estimated Wholesale Value Sporting Goods Shipments	52.1	bil. US$	2004	SGMA
Sporting Equipment Sales-Retail
Retail Sporting Equipment Sales	40	bil. US$	2005	PRE
Retail Sports Apparel Sales	40	bil. US$	2005	PRE
Retail Athletic Footwear	17	bil. US$	2005	PRE
PRE = Plunkett Research estimate
SBJ = Smith Street's Sports Business Journal
ASD = American Sports Data
SGMA = Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association
Various = Data from a variety of sports agencies; public data.