FACTS & FIGURES
US PET INDUSTRY FACTS AND FIGURES
SPENDING
- Every year the amount U.S. consumers spend on their pets is increasing.
- This year alone, U.S. pet owning households will spend an estimated $460 each on their pets.
TOTAL US PET INDUSTRY EXPENDITURES
YEAR
2003
2002
2001
1998
1996
1994
BILLIONS
$31 est.
$29.5 est.
$28.5 est.
$23
$21
$17
POPULATION
- Currently, 62% of U.S. Households own a pet compared with 56% in 1988.
- Of the 62% of U.S. Households that own a pet, 39% own dogs.
- The total number of pet owning households in the U.S. is 63.4 million. Of this number, 40 million own a dog.