American dog-treat sales and NASA's budget, both climbing for nearly two decades. The Moon programme and the bully stick, two completely unrelated American industries, sharing the same upward path with the patience of any compounding budget.
US dog treat and chew market revenue grew steadily across this window with the broader pet humanisation trend, with premium and functional products commanding higher prices. NASA's annual budget grew from about 16 billion dollars in 2005 to over 25 billion by 2022 as the Artemis programme moved from concept to development. Two completely unrelated American budget lines sharing a window because the same eighteen years inflated both a pet-treat category and a federal aerospace programme.
Two American budgets compounded together. The pet aisle and the launch pad, both up.
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