2004 WFDSA Direct Selling Company Survey Research Deck Taiwan

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2004 WFDSA Direct Selling Company Survey
Research DeckTaiwan
Prepared by EY Quantitative Economics and
Statistics (QUEST) Group
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Introduction

• Objective This survey aims to measure the
  economic impact of the direct selling industry in
  Taiwan.
• Ernst Young was commissioned jointly by the
  World Federation of Direct Selling Associations
  (WFDSA) and the Taiwan Direct Selling Association
  (TDSA) to conduct the survey.
• The survey questionnaires were sent out to all 28
  member companies of TDSA. The survey asks about
  matters such as sales, organization, investment,
  and charitable activity.
• Twenty company surveys were returned for a 71
  percent response rate.
• To protect companies confidentiality, only
  questions that have more than 5 responses were
  reported in this research deck.

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Estimated Retail Sales
Unless stated otherwise, all currency in this
research deck are stated in Taiwan New Dollars
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Estimated Retail Sales by Product Categories
more than 80 of its retail sales is from that
category
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Organizational Structure
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Average Commissions by Size of Direct Selling
Companies
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Number of Employees Involved in Non-Sales and
Their Average Wages
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Expenses in 2003 by Activities
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Training Expenses in 2003
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Capital Investment
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Tax Paid in 2003