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Show Drugstore sales top $10 billion Consumer spending in the nation's 52,182 retail drugstores drug-stores in 1966 averaged $53.98 for every person in the United States, an increase of 6 over 1965. The statistics were disclosed in the 20th annual "Consumer ; Expenditures for Drugstore Products" study published in the July 24 issue of "Drug Products." The study analyzes the record rec-ord breaking $10,526,700,000 with compir-.tive nrr'rw" bcf-ig shown for three years 16o6, 1 kinds of consumer products! spent in Oiu.TStorco fx- CIO 1965, and 1964. Drui; sales up Su.cj of drugs and other health aids in 1966 Increased 7.1 over 1965 to $5,273,810,-000. $5,273,810,-000. Prescriptions filled by drugstores came to $3,384,070,-000, $3,384,070,-000, or 31.8 of total sales. Packaged medications came to $1,406,010,000 or 13.4. Following prescription sales as best sellers were cigaretts with total 1966 expenditures of $555,040,000, confectionery was ($247,250,000),), photo finishing finish-ing (234,730,000), and still and movie film ($207,940,000). Film increase Among product lines with sales increases of more than one million dollars in 1966 over 1965, camera film made the largest gain, uj $34,150,000. |