This statistic displays the number of unit sales of cough and cold treatments in Great Britain in 2017. As of the 52 week period ending December 30th, 2017, there were over 215 million units of cold and cough treatments sold in Great Britain. The majority of sales were comprised of medicated confectionery which accounted for 112.5 million units. In the same period, the sales value of cough and cold treatments reached 494.9 million British pounds.
Number of unit sales of cough/cold treatments in Great Britain in 2017
(in million units)
The source provides the following information, "Source of information: Produced by IRI from the IRI InfoScan syndicated Health and Beauty databases.
Retail Coverage: IRI InfoScan retail universe covers all multiple and independent pharmacies (including Boots, Superdrug, Wilkinson, Lloydspharmacy etc) and most supermarket and grocery outlets in Great Britain including grocery symbol groups and independents. Major exclusions: wider impulse sectors; sales in Northern Ireland; sales through health food stores, mail order, internet-only vendors (eg Amazon), discount stores (eg, Aldi,Lidl, Poundland).
Data is aggregated census EPOS for multiple retailers with sampled EPOS for independents and symbols. Retail sales value is what is actually paid by the consumer including VAT and net of any promotion. Medicine sales are Over-the-counter only and do not include semi-ethical sales or dispensed prescription sales of either P or GSL licensed products.
The data includes figures for Own Label sales and generic brands
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IRI. (December 30, 2017). Number of unit sales of cough/cold treatments in Great Britain in 2017 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/718276/cough-cold-treatments-unit-sales-great-britain-uk/
IRI. "Number of unit sales of cough/cold treatments in Great Britain in 2017 (in million units)." Chart. December 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/718276/cough-cold-treatments-unit-sales-great-britain-uk/
IRI. (2017). Number of unit sales of cough/cold treatments in Great Britain in 2017 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/718276/cough-cold-treatments-unit-sales-great-britain-uk/
IRI. "Number of Unit Sales of Cough/Cold Treatments in Great Britain in 2017 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/718276/cough-cold-treatments-unit-sales-great-britain-uk/
IRI, Number of unit sales of cough/cold treatments in Great Britain in 2017 (in million units) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/718276/cough-cold-treatments-unit-sales-great-britain-uk/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of unit sales of cough/cold treatments in Great Britain in 2017 (in million units) [Graph], IRI, December 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/718276/cough-cold-treatments-unit-sales-great-britain-uk/