Rank

Channel Distribution

2006 Total Dollars
(U.S. $Billions)*

2005 Total Dollars
(U.S. $Billions)*

2004 Total Dollars
(U.S. $Billions)*

2003 Total Dollars
(U.S. $Billions)*

2002 Total Dollars
(U.S. $Billions)*

1

CHAIN STORES

$96.1

$88.2

$84.0

$79.0

$71.0

2

MAIL SERVICE

$42.2

$38.2

$35.4

$28.8

$24.8

3

INDEPENDENT

$35.5

$34.4

$33.4

$31.7

$29.5

4

CLINICS

$30.1

$25.1

$22.2

$19.6

$16.0

5

NON-FEDERAL HOSPITALS

$26.8

$25.9

$24.4

$23.0

$21.6

6

FOOD STORES

$22.2

$21.3

$20.7

$19.4

$17.9

7

LONG-TERM CARE

$13.0

$12.0

$11.0

$9.7

$6.7

8

FEDERAL FACILITIES

$3.7

$3.6

$3.6

$3.5

$3.0

9

HOME HEALTH CARE

$2.4

$2.4

$2.3

$2.1

$2.0

10

HMO

$1.5

$1.5

$1.5

$1.5

$1.4

11

MISCELLANEOUS

$0.9

$0.8

$0.8

$0.7

$0.7

All

$274.8

$253.7

$239.8

$219.5

$195.1