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ABSTRACT Sialkot become the world centre for the production of sports goods in the early 20th century. Raw material was available from Kashmir and irrigated plantations of the Punjab. Presently, 250 manufacturing units are engaged in production of sports goods; 50 units working on large scale and the rest on small scale. The export earnings during 1984-85 was 350.0 million rupees. Data were collected from 35 units. The annual installed capacity of the surveyed units is 400, 291, 377 + 156 and 219 thousand pieces for hockey sticks, cricket bats, cricket bats + hockey sticks and all type of rackets respectively. The actual production is 294, 223, 236 + 130 and 202 thousand pieces for hockey sticks, cricket bats + hockey sticks and rackets. The annual wood demand and consumption of sampled units is 8,191 and 5,866 m3 respectively. The average cost of production per piece is Rs.46/-, Rs.36/- and Rs.14/- for hockey sticks, cricket bat and all type of rackets while the average selling price per piece is Rs.60/-, Rs.46/ and Rs.25/-. The export price for hockey stick and cricket bat is Rs.25. The export price for hockey stick and cricket bat is Rs.140/-and Rs.200/- per piece. The current annual consumption of wood for this industry is around 57,198 m3; the projected demand for 1990, 1995 and 2000 is 67.9, 85.7 and 103.5 thousand cubic meters respectively.