Plunkett's Consumer Products, Cosmetics, Hair & Personal Services Industry Almanac 2026

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Internet of Things. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its online service, and around the globe by major distributors, including ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including the gold medal-winning The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by EY.

Introduction 1 How to Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Consumer Products, Cosmetics, Hair & Personal Services Industry 7 1) Major Trends Affecting the Consumer Products & Services Industry 7 2) Introduction to the Consumer Products & Services Industry 8 3) Online Marketing, Social Media and Ecommerce Enable Startups/Disruption in Consumer Products and Cosmetics 8 4) A Growing Middle Class in Emerging Markets Creates Vast New Opportunities for Consumer Products 9 5) Amazon's Online Market Share Dominates/Temu & Shein Compete Aggressively 10 6) LOHAS-Socially Conscious Consumers Create Challenges and Opportunities for Advertisers and Marketers 11 7) Private Label Brands Grow in Share of Total Store Sales 12 8) Diverse Selling Techniques Boost Direct Marketers and Non-Store Sales 13 9) Super Beauty Stores Combine Shopping with Personal Care Services 15 10) Up and Coming Independent Beauty Products Firms Snapped Up by Major Players 16 11) Social Media Spurs Beauty Products Sales Among Millennials and Teens 16 12) Beauty Products Firms Target Unique Needs of Diverse Consumers Worldwide 16 13) Regis Dominates the Hair Salon Business/Product Sales Enhance Salon Profits 17 14) Blowout Bars Proliferate 17 15) Natural/Organic Consumer Products Attract Greater Market Share 18 16) Organic Food Sales Continue Global Growth/Locally Sourced Foods and Farm to Table Increase in Popularity 18 17) Consumers Drive a Revolution in the Food Industry, Demanding Fresher, More Natural Foods, Creating both Pain and Opportunities 19 18) Wellness, Beauty and Health Converge in Consumer Products and Services 20 19) Market for CBD Remains Steady 21 Chapter 2: Consumer Products, Cosmetics, Hair & Personal Services Industry Statistics 23 Consumer Goods & Services Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 24 Annual Consumer Price Index, 1920-2025, U.S. 25 Average Annual Expenditures of All Consumer Households: 2019-2024, U.S. 26 Distribution of Total U.S. Annual Household Expenditures, by Major Category: 2024 27 Total U.S. Disposable Income, Expenditures & Gross Domestic & National Product Per Capita: Selected Years, 1960-2025 28 Consumer Goods & Services Retail Sales by Kind of Business, U.S.: 2019-2024 29 U.S. Exports & Imports of Food: 2020-2025 30 U.S. Exports & Imports of Beverages & Tobacco Products: 2020-2025 31 U.S. Exports & Imports of Apparel Products: 2020-2025 32 U.S. Exports & Imports of Paper: 2020-2025 33 U.S. Exports & Imports of Pharmaceutical Products: 2020-2025 34 U.S. Exports & Imports of Cleaning Compounds & Toilet Preparations: 2020-2025 35 Consumer Goods & Services Industry Employment, U.S.: 2018-2025 36 Chapter 3: Important Consumer Products, Cosmetics, Hair & Personal Services Industry Contacts 37 (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) Chapter 4: THE CONSUMER 225: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 71 Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 72 Alphabetical Index 79 Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 81 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 83 Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE CONSUMER 225 85 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 324 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 325 A Short Consumer Products, Cosmetics, Hair & Personal Services Industry Glossary 335