What is the total level of sales achieved by facial care products? In 2012 sales totalled 80.522 billion US Dollars (or 60.102 billion Euros) according to Euromonitor. Within this figure the Asia Pacific region, with 41.687 billion US Dollars, was the biggest regional market, followed by Western Europe with 16.192 billion US Dollars and the USA with 9.051 billion Dollars. Within Europe Germany leads the way with sales of 3.411 billion Dollars and is thus not so far behind the Eastern European regional turnover where facial care products reached over-the-counter and online sales of 3.808 billion Dollars. In Europe France, with 3.041 billion Dollars, is in second place in terms of turnover, followed by the United Kingdom with sales of 2.665 billion Dollars. Read more in COSSMA 9/2013.
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