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Taiwan MLM Industry
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2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
| No. of distributors |
403.7 |
387.7 |
381.8 |
326.9 |
313.6 |
283.4 |
| No. of Register Company |
666 |
651 |
745 |
729 |
651 |
644 |
| No. of Operate Company |
288 |
276 |
264 |
252 |
215 |
191 |
| Sales(NT$) |
683.73 |
683.04 |
519.91 |
431.77 |
385.73 |
380.86 |
| Exchange rate (US$) |
21.00 |
20.70 |
15.64 |
12.55 |
11.72 |
12.20 |
Source: Fair Trade Commission |
Sales by product categories:
|
2005(Ratio) |
2004(Ratio) |
2003(Ratio) |
| Nutrition |
NT$29,843M
(43.65%) |
NT$27,913M
(40.87%) |
NT$19,538M
(37.58%) |
| Personal care/Cosmetics |
NT$14,817M
(21.67%) |
NT$17,383M
(25.45%) |
NT$11,777M
(22.65%) |
| Clothes & accessories |
NT$5,445M
(7.96%) |
NT$6,591M
(9.65%) |
NT$4,560M
(8.77%) |
| Others |
NT$1,508M
(2.21%) |
NT$1,724M
(2.52%) |
NT$4,330M
(8.33%) |
| Services |
NT$1,929M
(2.82%) |
NT$1,834M
(2.68%) |
NT$2,932M
(5.64%) |
| Home care |
NT$3,857M
(5.64%) |
NT$2,985M
(4.37%) |
NT$2,158M
(4.15%) |
| Water Treatment System |
NT$2,796M
(4.09%) |
NT$2,041M
(2.99%) |
NT$2,156M
(4.15%) |
| Bedding |
NT$1,642M
(2.40%) |
NT$1,687M
(2.47%) |
NT$1,009M
(1.94%) |
| Diet supplements |
NT$720M
(1.05%) |
NT$1,203M
(1.76%) |
NT$917M
(1.76%) |
| Books, tapes, film |
NT$378M
(0.55%) |
NT$346M
(0.51%) |
NT$909M
(1.75%) |
| Health equipment |
NT$1,689M
(2.47%) |
NT$1,476M
(2.16%) |
NT$880M
(1.69%) |
| Computer & peripheral |
NT$3,609M
(5.28%) |
NT$2,966M
(4.34%) |
NT$559M
(1.08%) |
| Cooking utensils |
NT$140M
(0.20%) |
NT$155M
(0.23%) |
NT$266M
(0.51%) |
| Total |
NT$68,373M
(100%) |
NT$68,304M
(100%) |
NT$51,991M
(100%) |
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Worldwide Direct Selling Industry
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2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
| Sales People (million) |
5,793 |
5,486 |
4,898 |
4,717 |
4,384 |
3,871 |
| Retail Sales (US$ Billion) |
1,010 |
975 |
885 |
855 |
788 |
822 |
Source: WFDSA |
Taiwan Ranked the 9th The Global Direct Selling Market:
| Ranking |
Country |
Year |
Sales |
Salespeople |
| 1 |
USA |
2004 |
US$ 29.9 billion |
13,600,000 |
| 2 |
Japan |
2004 |
US$ 23.0 billion |
2,000,000 |
| 3 |
Korea |
2004 |
US$ 8.03 billion |
4,650,000 |
| 4 |
Germany |
2005 |
US$ 7.85 billion |
700,000 |
| 5 |
Brazil |
2005 |
US$ 5.26 billion |
1,456,926 |
| 6 |
UK |
2005 |
US$ 3.42 billion |
575,500 |
| 7 |
Mexico |
2005 |
US$ 3.22 billion |
1,900,000 |
| 8 |
Italy |
2005 |
US$ 2.62 billion |
304,000 |
| 9 |
Taiwan |
2005 |
US$ 2.10 billion |
4,037,000 |
| 10 |
France |
2005 |
US$ 1.72 billion |
170,000 |
Taiwan Ranked the 3th in The Global Direct Selling GNP:
| Ranking |
Country |
Sales |
Population |
DS GNP |
| 1 |
Japan |
US$ 27.00 billion |
128 million |
US$ 179 |
| 2 |
Korea |
US$ 8.03 billion |
48 million |
US$ 167 |
| 3 |
USA |
US$ 29.50 billion |
291 million |
US$ 102 |
| 4 |
Germany |
US$ 2.86 billion |
82 million |
US$ 96 |
| 5 |
Taiwan |
US$ 2.10 billion |
23 million |
US$ 91 |
| 6 |
UK |
US$ 3.03 billion |
60 million |
US$ 57 |
| 7 |
Italy |
US$ 2.98 billion |
58 million |
US$ 45 |
| 8 |
Brazil |
US$ 3.92 billion |
172 million |
US$ 31 |
| 9 |
Mexico |
US$ 2.98 billion |
97 million |
US$ 30 |
| 10 |
France |
US$ 1.72 billion |
60 million |
US$ 29 |
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