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fewer than in the previous year. The total multi-marketing sales were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic but still exceeded 100 billion dollars. The aggregate commissions (bonuses) issued were a little less than in 2021. Female participants retained their larger share of the workforce, accounting for 66.72%. The sales of nutritional products accounted for the largest amount, totaling 70.13 billion (66.49%), followed by sales of 19.198 billion dollars (18.20%) for beauty and skincare products.
An Overview of Sales of Multi-level Marketing Products or Services in 2022
No. of Businesses
Percentage (%)
Sales (million dollars)
Ratio to Total Sales (%)
Total
373
100.00
105,467.05
100.00
1. Nutritional foods
299
80.16
70,129.90
66.49
2. Beauty and Skincare products
219
58.71
19,197.56
18.20
3. Cleaning products
104
27.88
3,449.80
3.27
4. Exercise equipment
28
7.51
840.34
0.80
5. Water purifiers and filters
45
12.06
2,279.39
2.16
6. Clothing and accessories
37
9.92
2,023.72
1.92
7. Beddings
17
4.56
1,192.84
1.13
8. Books, stationery, and video and audio tapes
27
7.24
100.19
0.09
9. Cooking and dining ware
12
3.22
39.53
0.04
10. Information products
10
2.68
83.40
0.08
11. Services and products
10
2.68
584.17
0.55
12. Ash urns and pre-need funeral contracts
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-
-
-
13. Others
108
28.95
5,546.22
5.26
1. Domestic products
204
54.69
28,088.06
26.63
2. Imported products
55
14.75
17,336.39
16.44
3. Both domestic and imported products marketed
88
23.59
60,020.65
56.91
Notes: *Some businesses marketed two or more products or services; therefore, the total number of businesses is larger than 373.
*204 businesses only sold domestic products and 55 businesses only sold imported products. 88 businesses sold both domestic and imported products. The three categories added up to 347. The number was smaller than the total of 373 multi-level marketing businesses because 26 businesses did not start operation in 2022 and had zero sales.
*Nutritional foods are normal foods, special nutritional foods and health foods. Other products are essential oils, good luck products, etc.
*The percentages were rounded to 2 decimal spaces; hence, the total could be incorrect up to 2 decimal places.
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