2023 U.S. VETERINARY SERVICES SPENDING $35.66B…Up ↑$5.95B

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Despite 9.4% inflation, higher incomes drove a 20% spending lift!

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2023 U.S. PET SERVICES SPENDING $13.42B…Up ↑$1.05B

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Spending was up 8.5% from 2022, but a 5.7% inflation rate meant that the “real” lift was only 2.7%!

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Retail Channel $ Update – August Monthly & September Advance

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September Total Retail Sales were down -0.03% vs 2023 – The recovery definitely slowed!

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Petflation 2024 – September Update: Drops to +2.1% vs 2023

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Petflation is down to 2.1% but it is still 33% higher than the 1.6% average rate from 2010>2021.

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2023 U.S. PET SUPPLIES SPENDING $23.02B…Up ↑$1.08B

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The spending lift was only +$1.08B (+4.9%) from 2022 but 63% of all demographic segments spent more!

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2023 U.S. PET FOOD SPENDING $45.50B…Up ↑$6.81B

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Spending grew by $6.81B – a new record. However the 17.6% increase was really only +6.3% when you factor in 10.6% inflation.

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Retail Channel $ Update – July Monthly & August Advance

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Despite below average YOY monthly increases, the slow retail recovery continues!

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Petflation 2024 – August Update: Jumps up to +2.9% vs 2023

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Pet prices fell -0.02% but YOY Petflation rose to 2.8% from 1.9% due to a big price drop in 2023.

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2023 Top 100 U.S. Retailers – Sales: $2.93 Trillion, Up 3.0%; 165,493 Stores with Pet Products……plus the Internet!

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Inflation drove lower sales increases and 2023 sales were actually down from 2022 for 33 of the Top 100.

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Retail Channel $ Update – June Monthly & July Advance

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After a bad June, the Retail Recovery gets “back on track” in July!

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