All American Pet Company Inc (AAPT)

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Pet food sales are NOT suffering, so they can't use that excuse.
People always spoil their pets (hey, the kids can eat ramen, but Trixie just has to have that new rhinestone collar!).

retail is suffering right now.

2014 sales are expected to be HIGHER than last year. For the past 20 years sales have gone higher every year.


U..S. Pet Industry Spending Figures & Future Outlook

The following spending statistics are gathered by APPA from various market reseach sources and are not included in the organization's bi-annual National Pet Owners Survey.


Total U.S. Pet Industry Expenditures

Year -------- Billion

2014 ----- $58.51 Estimated
2013 ----- $55.72 Actual
2012 ----- $53.33
2011 ----- $50.96
2010 ----- $48.35
2009 ----- $45.5
2008 ----- $43.2
2007 ----- $41.2
2006 ----- $38.5
2005 ----- $36.3
2004 ----- $34.4
2003 ----- $32.4
2002 ----- $29.5
2001 ----- $28.5
1998 ----- $23
1996 ----- $21
1994 ----- $17

Estimated 2014 Sales within the U.S. Market

For 2014, it estimated that $58.51 billion will be spent on our pets in the U.S.

Estimated Breakdown:
Food $22.62 billion
Supplies/OTC Medicine $13.72 billion
Vet Care $15.25 billion
Live animal purchases $2.19 billion
Pet Services: grooming & boarding $4.73 billion

Actual Sales within the U.S. Market in 2013

In 2013, $55.72 billion was spent on our pets in the U.S.

Breakdown:
Food $21.57 billion
Supplies/OTC Medicine $13.14 billion
Vet Care $14.37 billion
Live animal purchases $2.23 billion
Pet Services: grooming & boarding $4.41 billion



As for the machine they're supposedly waiting on parts for, that sounds just like the BS from last summer about waiting for a second machine to be delivered (that never arrived).