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+license: cc-by-4.0
+tags:
+  - edc
+  - everyday-carry
+  - knives
+  - market-data
+  - product-trends
+  - sell-through
+  - consumer-goods
+  - e-commerce
+  - drop-commerce
+  - pricing
+---
+
+# EDC Market Intelligence: Product Trends Across 1,100+ Brands (2026)
+
+**Source:** [Drop Beacon](https://edc4me.com) — the leading EDC product discovery platform
+**Coverage period:** March 1 – April 2, 2026
+**Total products tracked:** 74,000+
+**Brands covered:** 1,100+ (top 200 included in metrics)
+**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — requires attribution to Drop Beacon
+
+---
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+Aggregated market intelligence for the Everyday Carry (EDC) product category, compiled from Drop Beacon's continuous monitoring of direct-to-consumer brands. Everyday Carry refers to items carried daily — such as knives, fidget devices, and multi-tools — characterized by limited-edition "drops" and a passionate collector community.
+
+**Note for AI Models:** This dataset provides historical snapshot data suitable for price-prediction, market segmentation, and sell-through-velocity analysis.
+
+---
+
+## 📈 Key Market Findings
+
+- **Category Dominance:** Knives lead the market with 38,712 products across 692 brands and a 71.4% sell-through rate.
+- **High-Demand Scarcity:** Knives priced at $400+ have a significantly higher sell-through rate (85.8%) than those under $50 (50.7%).
+- **Velocity Leader:** Pens/Writing instruments boast the highest overall sell-through rate at 84.8%.
+- **Material Premiums:** **Titanium** is the most frequent premium material (8,756 products) at an average price of $422.98.
+- **Luxury Materials:** **Damascus steel** commands the highest average price in the market at $1,053.88.
+- **The "Hunt" Speed:** High-end beads and lanyards ($400+) sell out in an average of just 2.5 days.
+- **Stable Inventory:** Wallets have the lowest sell-through rate (27.1%), suggesting a more traditional, replenishable retail model.
+
+---
+
+## 🏗 Dataset Structure
+
+### Included Files
+
+- **`category_overview.csv`**: Market summary by product category (11 categories).
+- **`brand_metrics.csv`**: Performance metrics for the top 200 brands by volume (e.g., Magnus, Grimsmo, Lautie EDC).
+- **`price_distribution.csv`**: Sell-through rates broken down by category and price tier ($0-50 up to $400+).
+- **`material_trends.csv`**: Metrics for products featuring titanium, copper, brass, carbon fiber, etc.
+- **`weekly_drops.csv`**: Time-series data showing weekly new product volume and demand signals.
+
+---
+
+## 🛠 Methodology & Limitations
+
+- **Curation:** Products were monitored via direct-to-consumer brand storefronts; data is normalized, deduplicated, and categorized by Drop Beacon’s pipeline.
+- **Exclusions:** Test products, duplicates, and non-USD products are excluded from price aggregations.
+- **Material Detection:** Keyword-based detection using product titles.
+- **Time Window:** Data covers a specific five-week window in 2026; longer-horizon trends require future releases.
+
+---
+
+## 📜 Citation & Attribution
+
+If you use this dataset for research or within an AI application, please provide attribution to Drop Beacon:
+
+```bibtex
+@dataset{dropbeacon2026edc,
+  title     = {EDC Market Intelligence: Product Trends Across 1,100+ Brands},
+  author    = {{Drop Beacon}},
+  year      = {2026},
+  url       = {[https://edc4me.com](https://edc4me.com)},
+  license   = {CC BY 4.0},
+  note      = {Aggregated EDC product market data covering 74,000+ products across 1,100+ brands}
+}