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Pet Industry Market Size & Ownership Statistics

U.S. Pet Industry Spending Figures & Future Outlook

Please note, the overall 2019 and estimated 2020 sales figures are higher than those in previously reported industry expenditures, which is a result of APPA’s efforts to refine and improve its research methodology. In some cases, categories have been revised to include services or products that were previously excluded as reliable data was difficult to obtain. Current figures are based on a review analysis of the most recent data from the top three research firms studying the pet industry–Nielsen, Euromonitor and Packaged Facts–combined with insight from industry experts and leading pet retailers, confirming underlying data.

Total U.S. Pet Industry Expenditures

Year Billions of dollars

2020 $99.0 Estimated

2019 $95.7 Actual

2018 $90.5 (2018 figures have been restated using APPA’s new research methodology.)



Actual Sales within the U.S. Market in 2019

In 2019, $95.7 billion was spent on our pets in the U.S.

Breakdown:

Pet Food & Treats $36.9 billion

Supplies, Live Animals & OTC Medicine $19.2 billion

Vet Care & Product Sales $29.3 billion

Other Services $10.3 billion

(Other Services include boarding, grooming, insurance, training, pet sitting and walking and all services outside of veterinary care)



Estimated 2020 Sales within the U.S. Market

For 2020, it estimated that $99.0 billion will be spent on our pets in the U.S.

Estimated Breakdown:

Pet Food & Treats $38.4 billion

Supplies, Live Animals & OTC Medicine $19.8 billion

Vet Care & Product Sales $30.2 billion

Other Services $10.7 billion

(Other Services include boarding, grooming, insurance, training, pet sitting and walking and all services outside of veterinary care)

Data sources and notes

Pet Food & Treats: Source: Nielsen Scan – 52 Weeks ending 12/28/2019 for xAOC+C and Pet Retail. Ecommerce pet food sales data powered by Rakuten Intelligence. Pet food sales for 2019 in Vet clinics, Farm & Feed, Direct-to-Consumer, Costco were estimated using industry/financial reports and any available data for either of these channels. Other pet food categories not tracked by Nielsen were obtained from Euromonitor data.

Pet Supplies Live Animals & OTC Medicine: Pet Supplies and OTC Meds are based on data provided by Euromonitor and Packaged Facts. Live Animals includes fish, birds, small animals and reptile and is based on APPA estimates and data provided by leading retailers and industry suppliers.

Vet Care & Product Sales: Includes routine veterinary care, surgical procedures and sales of pharmaceuticals and other products, excluding food, through veterinary clinics and is based on data provided by AVMA and Packaged Facts.

Other Services: Includes grooming, training, boarding, insurance, Pet sitting/walking and all services outside of Vet Care and is based on data provided by Packaged Facts.

All data was reviewed and validated by industry experts and leading pet retailers and manufacturers.