Bottled Water Consumption Growth Slows
Nearly 200 billion liters of bottled water were consumed
worldwide in 2008. Although the figure was up more than 5
percent over 2007, it marks a decline in the growth rate
over previous years, which saw annual gains of 6–10
percent. The rise in per capita consumption also tapered
off to a rate near 4 percent, reaching 30 liters per
person. Most of the bottles sold contain non-sparkling
water, which accounts for 90 percent of the total volume.

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