Big Bucks in Bottled Water but It's Not US Sales That Will Drive Industry Revenue Growth

New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/04/2014 -- It’s no secret that millions of people drink water every day and those same people also drink it from a bottle. In 2012, total U.S. bottled water consumption increased to 9.67 billion gallons, up from 9.1 billion gallons in 2011. In fact, 2012’s consumption growth was the strongest it has been in five years. In addition, per-capita consumption is up 5.3 percent in 2012, with every person in America drinking an average of 30.8 gallons of bottled water last year.