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1 Procter & Gamble 23 76,476.0 12.1 10,340.0 19.1
2 Kimberly-Clark 136 18,266.0 9.1 1,822.9 21.6
3 Colgate-Palmolive 186 13,789.7 12.7 1,737.4 28.4
4 Avon Products 265 9,938.7 13.4 530.7 11.1
5 Estee Lauder 349 7,037.5 8.1 449.2 83.9
6 Clorox 474 4,847.0 4.0 501.0 12.8
7 Stanley Works 506 4,483.8 11.2 336.6 16.3
8 Energizer Holdings 617 3,365.1 9.4 321.4 23.2
9 Spectrum Brands 740 2,653.4 3.3 -596.7 0.0
10 Solo Cup 800 2,353.3 -5.5 68.2 0.0
11 Church & Dwight 834 2,220.9 14.1 169.0 21.7
12 Tupperware Brands 903 1,981.4 13.6 116.9 24.1
13 Central Garden & Pet 983 1,671.1 3.1 32.3 -50.7
1 Procter & Gamble 13.5 7.5 15.5
2 Kimberly-Clark 10.0 9.9 34.9
3 Colgate-Palmolive 12.6 17.2 76.0
4 Avon Products 5.3 9.3 74.6
5 Estee Lauder 6.4 10.9 37.5
6 Clorox 10.3 13.7 293.0
7 Stanley Works 7.5 7.0 19.5
8 Energizer Holdings 9.6 9.0 49.2
9 Spectrum Brands -22.5 -18.6 N.A.
10 Solo Cup 2.9 5.8 79.2
11 Church & Dwight 7.6 6.7 15.6
12 Tupperware Brands 5.9 6.3 22.4
13 Central Garden & Pet 1.9 2.0 4.2
1 Procter & Gamble 10.3 8.3 16.6 138,000 0.0
2 Kimberly-Clark 9.8 6.1 5.2 53,000 -3.6
3 Colgate-Palmolive 10.9 9.5 21.9 36,000 3.7
4 Avon Products 6.7 11.9 22.0 42,000 4.2
5 Estee Lauder 11.4 6.3 8.2 28,500 8.8
6 Clorox 10.6 7.2 3.9 7,800 2.6
7 Stanley Works 0.0 3.0 -1.4 18,400 4.5
8 Energizer Holdings 0.0 0.0 58.0 14,800 0.0
9 Spectrum Brands 0.0 -12.1 -51.1 7,100 -15.5
10 Solo Cup 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,700 -24.3
11 Church & Dwight 19.6 20.3 27.5 3,700 0.0
12 Tupperware Brands 3.5 6.4 50.9 12,800 4.1
13 Central Garden & Pet -8.3 -4.2 -64.6 4,750 -0.4
From the May 5, 2008 issue

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