PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
Increased Purchases New Zealanders spent £100.090 more on scents, powders, toothpastes, and other pharmaceutical products last year than they did in 1958-59. according to figures released by the Department of Statistics. . The value of pharmaceutical products sold rose from £l.7m to £l.Bm. Expenditure on individual products was as follows, with 1958-59 figures in parenthesis: Toothpastes, £386,000 (£395.000), hair preparations. £480.000 (£420,000), skin treatments. £336.000 (£306,000); make-up preparations. £292,000 (£231.000); perfumery £117,000 (£71.000). Other chemical commodities produced in 1959-60 included: Ink, £456.000 (£397.000); disinfectants and antiseptics. £314.000 (£308.000); insecticides, fungicides, and redenticides, £568.000 (£550,000); weedkillers £779.000 (£769,000); stock remedies, sheep dip. and stock licks £937,000 (£1.005.000); polishes £355,000 (£324.000); and household and industrial cleaning agents £713,000 (£535.100).
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29536, 10 June 1961, Page 9
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