Here are the figures for sales through retail pharmacies in 13 key world markets for the 12 months to September 2001.
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WORLD SALES THROUGH RETAIL PHARMACIES* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Twelve months to September 2001)
NORTH AMERICA $133.4billion, up 16% United States $127.4billion, up 16% Canada $6.0billion, up 16%
EUROPE (leading 5) $52.3billion, up 9% Germany $14.8billion, up 10% France $13.5billion, up 7% Italy $9.3billion, up 12% United Kingdom $9.1billion, up 7% Spain $5.5billion, up 11%
JAPAN (including hospitals) $48.4billion, up 4%
LATIN AMERICA (leading 3) $13.1billion, down 1% Mexico $5.4billion, up 15% Brazil $4.4billion, down 14% Argentina $3.3billion, down 4%
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND $2.8billion, up 14%
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