INFLATION’S IMPACT ON RETAIL SALES GROWTH – May 2025
May was worse than April, but the Ytd numbers are better than Y/E 2024 for both Total & Relevant Retail!
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Petflation 2025 – May Update: Moves Up to +2.2% vs Last Year
Petflation rose to 2.2% from 1.9%, but is still 8.0% below the CPI and 29% below its 97>24 average rate!
INFLATION’S IMPACT ON RETAIL SALES GROWTH – APRIL 2025
February was bad but March & April brought improvement for most channels!
Retail Channel $ Update – March Monthly & April Advance
4 of 5 Big Groups & 6 of 11 channels had above average lifts vs April 24 – The recovery continues!
Petflation 2025 – April Update: Jumps Up to +1.9% vs Last Year
Petflation rose from 1.3% to 1.9%, but it’s still -17% below the 2018>21 average rate.
INFLATION CAUSES SLOWED RETAIL GROWTH
Inflation is only 0.6% for Relevant Retail but Ytd sales vs 24 are only +2.6%, -44% below average!
Retail Channel $ Update – February Monthly & March Advance
After pausing in February, the recovery restarted in March but progress is still slow.
Petflation 2025 – March Update: Plummets to +1.3% vs Last Year
Petflation vs 2024 fell from +2.4% to +1.3%, but much of the drop was due to a big price lift in 24.
Retail Channel $ Update – January Monthly & February Advance
February was even worse than usual and the slow recovery has paused!
Comparing the Spending Demographics of the Industry Segments – SIDE BY SIDE
Total Pet Spending is a sum of the segments. Compare their demographic performance side by side to find the similarities and differences.