THE SOAP AND OTHER DETERGENTS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

$2.6 billion, and the sales of personal soaps (bar soap, body wash, and liquid hand soap) totaled $2.2 billion. In the latter category, about 85% of the retail market is split evenly between supermarkets and discounters, with drug stores accounting for the remaining 15%. Over the past year or so, unit volumes of personal soaps have fallen ... ................
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