Despite what director Sue Rogers dubbed "carnage in the high street", overall fillings fell by just 0.3%, from 1.247bn in 2003 to 1.243bn, with shoe and leather cleaners (up 575%, from 0.4 -2.7m), deodorants, body sprays and antiperspirants (up 5.7%), shaving lathers (up 12.8%, boosted by rising sales of women's shaving products) and automotive products (up 25% thanks largely to rising sales of de-icers) contributing to a generally positive outlook. The veterinary/petcare sector was another major growth market, with fillings up by over 36% and "still ripe for further development".
Rogers says: "Overall the industry has held onto its market share quite impressively, the 0.3% decline in total fillings resulting largely from continued movement of filling to Eastern Europe for the local market."
BAMA says the UK, still viewed as a key "centre of aerosol excellence", fills a third of all European aerosols, with at least 50% of the 1.2 billion going to export.
