First Data of Covid Bike Boom in June and July Import Figures

By Phil Latz | 25th September 2020 |

Bicycle import figures are now in for June and July and the expected surge is starting to appear in the data. June was strong with 99,554 bicycles imported. That’s 46% up from 67,937 in June 2019 and the second highest June total over the past decade. July saw a record number of bicycles imported into…

Australian Bicycle Imports Down in April, Up in May

By Phil Latz | 30th July 2020 |

Bicycle imports dropped to a near record low of 38,367 units for the month of April 2020. This will almost certainly prove to be the calm before the storm. As we now know, bike sales at most bicycle retailers started booming from late March, but due to the lead time in ordering more bikes from…

Australian Bicycle Imports Down for March 2020

By Phil Latz | 29th May 2020 |

Bicycle imports into Australia were down for the month March with the total of 38,942 being the lowest March figure for any of the past 10 years. It’s reasonable to assume that at least part of the reason for the low figure was disruption of factories, particularly in China, due to Covid-19. Although the March…

Australian Bicycle Imports Down for Jan, Feb 2020

By Phil Latz | 24th April 2020 |

In February 2020 a total of 45,232 bicycles were imported into Australia, this was the lowest February total for any of the past 10 years. By comparison, in February 2019 70,184 bicycles were imported. The Australian Customs data of course does not give any insight as to how much of this drop was due to…