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Bottled water sales have been bubbling up at a double-digit pace since the early 1990s and show no signs of slowing. Figures from 2006:
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION: 27.6 gallons, compared with 16.7 gallons in 2000
NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS: 140 includes existing products in new packaging
SINGLE-SERVING WHOLESALE SALES: $8.9 billion
TOTAL U.S.WHOLESALE SALES OF DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED PRODUCTS $10.8 billion
Beverage Marketing Corp., an industry research and consulting group
