Sport England, in collaboration with the Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) at Sheffield Hallam has recently published Sport Market Forecasts.

The report highlights that in 2007 the sport market will grow by 3% in real terms, reaching £20.45 billion in value. In 2008, it will increase by 3.1% reaching a market size of £21.2 billion. These rates of growth exceed the corresponding rates of change forecasted for UK's GDP - it is usually the case that the sports market grows faster than the economy as a whole, when the latter is growing.

The full report, a joint publication between SIRC and Sport England, is available from SIRC by following the link below:

Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC)