Figures in the tables are courtesy of Information Resources Inc., and reflect supermarket, drugstore and mass merchandiser channels, but do not include Wal-Mart.
As we saw in the September installment, milk sales went into a significant decline in the last quarter of 2003, with unit sales dropping nearly 4% in that quarter. Similar declines were registered in the first two periods of this year, and the year to date figures show a 4.4% decrease from the same period last year.