Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/09/2014 -- In the longer term, we expect that Pakistan will become an increasingly important investment destination from the demographic point of view, provided political issues are addressed successfully. Pakistan's population is increasing rapidly, with the World Bank forecasting it to rise from 180mn in 2012 to 212mn in 2022. Urbanisation rates are also increasing, albeit slowly.

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- 2014per capita food consumption growth = +10.1% year-on-year (y-o-y); compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2018 = +9.90%.
- 2014 soft drinks volume sales growth = +2.9% y-o-y; CAGR to 2018 = +3.2%.
- 2014 alcoholic drinks volume sales growth = +2.2% y-o-y; CAGR to 2018 = +4.3%.
- 2014 mass grocery retail sales growth = +11.9% y-o-y; CAGR to 2018 = +10.6%.

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