Retail Channel $ Update – January Monthly & February Advance
Record February sales, but with a huge drop from Jan, it is likely the Retail bottom of 2026.
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2024 Pet Food Spending was $40.04B – Where did it come from…?
Pet Food Spending fell -$5.46B as 82% of demographics spent less…. and it also became less balanced.
2024 Pet Products Spending was $63.95B – Where did it come from…?
Supplies was +$0.89B, but Food was -$5.46B so Product $ fell -$4.57B (-6.7%) from 2023.
Petflation 2026 – February Update: Total Pet Prices, Another New Record
Pet Prices again reach record highs in Total and all segments but Supplies, which is just 0.1% below its December record.
Retail Channel $ Update – December Monthly & January Advance
Inflation slowed, but so did the YOY lifts vs last year.
2024 Total Pet Spending was $118.87B – Where did it come from…?
Mixed performance – Vet: Good; Supp & Serv: Fair; Food: Bad; Total Result: Mediocre, +$1.27B, +1.1%
2024 U.S. Pet Spending by Generation – Gen X Returns to the Top!
The highest income Gen Xers returned to their expected place at the top of Total Pet Spending!
Petflation 2026 – January Update: Total Pet Prices Reach a Record High
Pet prices reach record highs in all but Supplies.
Retail Channel $ Update – November Monthly & December Advance
December was the biggest Retail Sales Month in history but 7 of 11 channels still had below avg lifts or drops vs 2024.
2024 U.S. TOTAL PET SPENDING $118.87B…Up $1.27B
The 50/50 Pet spending dividing line is now an income of $124K, 19% above avg but 48% more than the median.