The companies in North America lead the record in terms of size and numbers. About ninety four companies in North American are in the list of top 250 consumer products companies having average sales of more than $11 billion, the leading average of all other regions. Companies in Middle East and Africa rose at around 14.3%. It was followed by companies in the Asia Pacific, Europe and the Latin America.

Dr. Ira Kalish of Deloitte Services LP, Deloitte Research’s Consumer Business Director, said, “US companies are operating in a mature market, while those companies in emerging markets are growing rapidly off a smaller base.”

Seven among the leading ten companies in the year 2006, are electronics producers. Hewlette Packard Company, the biggest electronics producer, was followed by Samsung Electronics Ltd of South Korea. The greatest consumer products company of the world in the year 2006 was Altria Group Inc.

Per the report, the leisure goods companies are increasing at a fastest rate. Nintendo Co., Ltd, the fastest developing company in top 250, experienced net sales increases by around 90% in the year 2006. Food, Drink and Tobacco, the biggest group in top 250, was increasing slowly at around 5.6% in the year 2006. Home Improvement Products group was the most flourishing sector as per the report. Sales at fifty fastest-increasing consumer products companies in the year 2006 increased by around 25% on average.

Kalish observed, “UK companies in the Fastest 50 grew by 10 percent and saw net profit margin of around 9 percent, significantly higher than the average.”