Table 3.

Package size and serving size of bulk pack size drinks (non-alcoholic sweet beverages) for sale in market-leading supermarkets of four high-income countries in 2012/2013

						≤1000 ml†		>1000 to ≤1500 ml†		>1500 to ≤2000 ml†		>2000 to ≤2500 ml†		>2500 ml†
	n	Mean*	sd *	Range*	Median*	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Package size
Australia	589	1542a	595	400–3000	1250	170	29	198	33	152	26	31	5	38	7
Canada	532	1550a	434	750–3000	1750	145	27	73	14	312	59	1	–	1	–
The Netherlands	465	1313b	323	460–2000	1500	171	37	255	55	39	8	–		–
New Zealand	318	1481a	595	750–3000	1500	114	36	133	42	31	10	14	4	26	8
All countries	1904	1479	506	400–3000	1500	600	32	659	35	534	28	46	2	65	3
						<250 ml‡		250 to <312·5 ml‡		312·5 to <375 ml‡		375 to <600 ml‡		>600 ml‡
	n	Mean*	sd *	Range*	Median*	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Serving size
Australia	589	223a	29	100–250	240	295	50	294	50	–		–		–
Canada	532	248b	31	100–355	200	78	15	435	81	19	4	–		–
The Netherlands	465	216c	30	100–280	200	288	62	177	38	–		–		–
New Zealand	318	240d	26	90–330	250	62	20	255	80	1	0	–		–
All countries	1904	231	32	90–355	250	723	38	1164	61	20	1	–		–

^a,b,c,dMean values within a column with unlike superscript letters were significant different (P<0·05): results of ANOVA tests with mean package size or mean serving size as dependent variable and country as independent variable.

^*In millilitres.

^†Number and percentage of package sizes within the package size categories.

^‡Number and percentage of serving sizes within the serving size categories.