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Monday, June 8, 2009

Direct Selling News: What's the Latest?

Do you want to know what's the most recent news about Direct Selling?
Well, Rain or Shine, sales are everywhere as long as there is a demand and supply in our market.

Direct Selling International Statistics updated on 22nd May 2009


Direct selling is a dynamic, vibrant, rapidly expanding network of distribution for the marketing of products and services directly to consumers.

Here is the report on each country's performance.

Country Listing
Year

Retail Sales
(in USD$)

Number of
Sales People
Argentina***
2007

992 million

765,000
Australia***
2008

844 million

420,000
Belgium
2007

87 million

14,231
Brazil***
2008

10.1 billion

2,0280,093
Canada
2008

1.18 billion

608,778
Chile***
2007

435 million

240,000
Colombia***
2007

1.2 billion

771,360
Croatia***
2007

55 million

54,332
Czech Republic***
2007

326 million

218,143
Dominican Republic
2006

51 million

73,250
Denmark***
2007

149 million

80,000
Ecuador***
2007

280 million

250,000
Estonia***
2007

36 million

31,000
Finland***
2007

251 million

96,000
France
2007

2.393 billion

223,000
Germany*
2007

8.865 billion

778,000
Guatemala
2006

85.9 million

39,664
Hong Kong
2008

191 million

115,500
Hungary
2007

203 million

240,155
India***
2006

691 million

1,400,000
Indonesia***
2007

669 million

5,779,226
Ireland***
2007

60 million

17,000
Italy***
2008

3.368 billion

365,000
Japan***
2006

20.39 billion

2,700,000
Korea***
2007

9 billion

3,187,933
Latvia***
2007

35 million

30,000
Lithuania***
2006

49 million

26,000
Malaysia***
2006

2.06 billion

4,000,000
Mexico***
2007

3.986 billion

1,900,000
Netherlands
2005

148 million

46,576
New Zealand***
2008

136 million

140,000
Norway
2007

160 million

60,000
Panama
2006

31 million

12,500
Philippines
2006

378 million

1,906,172
Poland***
2007

854 million

670,000
Portugal
2007

89.151 million

35,391
Romania***
2007

300 million

210,000
Russia
2008

2.866 billion

4,413,918
Singapore***
2007

325 million

575,000
Slovenia***
2007

52 million

41,500
South Africa
2007

708 million

934,000
Spain***
2007

747 million

144,000
Sweden***
2007

400 million

100,000
Switzerland
2003

355 million

6,885
Taiwan***
2007

1.7 billion

4,530,000
Thailand***
2006

1.363 billion

4,100,000
Turkey***
2007

864 million

649,000
Ukraine
2007

449 million

708,347
United Kingdom***
2007

3.564 billion

419,500
United States***
2007

30.8 billion

15,000,000
Uruguay
2007

42 million

43,000
Venezuela***
2006

887 million

980,000
Other**


534 million

179,946
Total


115 billion

65,390,863

Source: WFDSA 2009