Between 2000 and 2009, aggregate spending by Latino consumer units on personal care products and services grew from $5.3 billion to $7.5 billion, an increase of 41%, according to The Latino Health and Beauty Care Market, a just-released report from Packaged Facts. In contrast, spending by non-Latino consumer units on personal care products and services grew by only 15%.
Moreover, the Census Bureau projects that by 2015 Latinos will account for 20% of 18- to 49-year-olds, an age group that is cr