Pet care is one of UK’s many thriving industries where consistent growth is happening year-on-year. The most recent figures published by the Office for National Statistics revealed that expenditure on pets and related products reached an annual value of 9.89 billion British pounds in 2022, representing a 182 percent increase from the beginning of the survey period in 2005.
Dogs are UK households’ best friend
The nation’s most popular pets in 2023 were dogs with just under one third of households owning a pet dog. Some 26 percent of households owned a cat in the same year.
Pet care
With such affection towards pets also comes the need to care for them. Indeed, over the last decade, spending on veterinary services in the UK rose tremendously, particularly in 2022 when veterinary and other pet care related services reached over 5.3 billion British pounds.
Consumer spending on pets and related products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022 (in million GBP)*
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 30, 2023). Consumer spending on pets and related products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022 (in million GBP)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/308266/consumer-spending-on-pets-and-related-products-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Consumer spending on pets and related products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022 (in million GBP)*." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/308266/consumer-spending-on-pets-and-related-products-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Consumer spending on pets and related products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022 (in million GBP)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/308266/consumer-spending-on-pets-and-related-products-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Consumer Spending on Pets and Related Products in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2022 (in Million Gbp)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/308266/consumer-spending-on-pets-and-related-products-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Consumer spending on pets and related products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022 (in million GBP)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/308266/consumer-spending-on-pets-and-related-products-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Consumer spending on pets and related products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022 (in million GBP)* [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/308266/consumer-spending-on-pets-and-related-products-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
