But sales of longboards rose 43 percent .
According to ActionWatch , a survey of surf and skate shops across the United States , overall skateboard sales dropped 2 percent in the first few months of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009 .
Sales of longboards rose 43 percent .
According to ActionWatch , a survey of surf and skate shops across the United States , overall skateboard sales dropped 2 percent in the first few months of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009 .