The global revenues from branded outdoor shoes by major vendors...

The global revenues from branded outdoor shoes by major vendors grew by 2.9 percent to $4.71 billion in 2016, according to an annual survey by The Outdoor Industry Compass, with increases of 2.4 percent in the U.S. and 3.5 percent in the rest of the world. The branded rugged outdoor footwear market performed a little better than in 2015, when it went up by only 1.2 percent, rising by 9.3 percent in the U.S. and declining by 4.7 percent elsewhere. The dollar has made a big difference. In 2015, a stronger dollar reduced the vendors' actual sales outside the U.S. in dollar terms by more than 10 percentage points. In 2016, the dollar was on average only 0.3 percent higher than the euro, and so the market grew at about the same rate in the U.S. and the rest of the world. Merrell continued to lead the outdoor footwear market last year, although its global share declined to 14.5 percent because of a big drop in the U.S. It performed better in Europe and elsewhere. Only a few other major brands did better than the market including Salomon, Keen, Scarpa, and La Sportiva. Hoka One One grew the most, partly because of its diversification from trail running into road running. More in the Compass, including the related ch art.