Introduction: Consumer Products Download PDF

The consumer products industry is comprised of a variety of products, such as toiletries and cosmetics, small appliances, consumer durables, consumer electronics, and other household items. This industry has seen steady growth since the Industrial Revolution, and with the rising markets of Russia, China, and India starting to demand more commodities, this growth is expected to continue into the future.

Main Sectors

The consumer products industry is often hard to define because of its rather eclectic nature and its close relationship to many other industries, such as apparel or foodstuffs. However, for our purposes it can be described as enveloping most other items manufactured for personal use, especially in the areas of toiletries and cosmetics, small appliances, consumer durables, consumer electronics, and other generic household items.

Corporations (By Sales)

Corporation: Procter & Gamble
Country: United States
Business Sector: Household & Personal Products
Sales: $83.68 Billion USD
Corporation: BMW Group
Country: Germany
Business Sector: Consumer Durables
Sales: $74.04 Billion USD
Corporation: TUI
Country: Germany
Business Sector: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Sales: $31.92 Billion USD
Corporation: Japan Tobacco
Country: Japan
Business Sector: Food, Drink & Tobacco
Sales: $25.94 Billion USD
Corporation: 3M
Country: United States
Business Sector: Conglomerates
Sales: $25.27 Billion USD

Trade Statistics

Country Exports (thousands) Imports (thousands) Net Trade (thousands) Share of Exports
(%)		 Share of Imports
(%)		 Exports Growth (%) Imports Growth (%)
China 130,181,411 15,794,684 114,386,727 14.092 1.611 24.936 10.356
United States 82,479,328 218,328,043 (135,848,715) 8.928 22.274 7.901 8.141
Germany 78,320,904 64,371,662 13,949,242 8.478 6.567 15.523 9.340
Hong Kong 56,812,786 50,238,684 6,574,102 6.150 5.125 5.569 12.614
France 52,775,232 48,869,285 3,905,947 5.713 4.986 12.446 5.787