MLM And Direct Selling Industry In The USA Today

Interesting article about the MLM and direct selling industry in the USA today. Contains some useful data including this about sales growth...

Direct sales have climbed every year for two decades.

In 1996, direct sales brought in $20.84 billion nationally. There were an estimated 8.5 million people in the United States working in direct marketing.

By 2005, national direct sales were $30.47 billion, nearly 1 percent of total U.S. retail sales. Currently there are more than 14.1 million people selling directly to customers.

Over a 10-year period, direct sales have climbed at an average annual growth rate of 5.5 percent.